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Post-WWII attempts to maintain colonial control in Africa failed due to rising nationalist movements and economic pressures
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Is it true that Post-WWII attempts to maintain colonial control in Africa failed due to rising nationalist movements and economic pressures?
Yes. Evidence indicates that post-WWII African decolonisation was driven by the rise of nationalism and European powers being crippled by post-war debt.
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Wikipedia: Decolonisation of Africa. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonisation_of_Africa
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