World History › Section W · Between the wars › Topic W.4
Old empires and new colonies
The First World War destroyed the Ottoman Empire and stripped Germany of its colonies, but Britain and France ended up ruling more territory than ever. Across the Middle East, Africa and India, people who had heard the promise of self-determination began demanding it for themselves.
In this topic
- Self-determination for whom?
- The end of the Ottoman Empire
- The mandate system
- Three promises that could not all be kept
- Worked example: reading the Balfour Declaration
- Arab lands under European control
- Palestine under the mandate
- African voices for change
- India: from Amritsar to mass protest
- Worked example: why march for salt?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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