decolonisation

Hello everyone, I've been thinking about the possibility of more microstates, born from trading posts, dotting the landscapes of Africa and Asia. maybe a more nuanced 'Scramble for Africa', characterised not by sweeping territorial grabs, but by strategic alliances with local kingdoms. In this...

In a situation where fascist Italy remains neutral through WW2, I became curious as to what might happen to East Africa. Everyone always seems to focus only on Europe and Libya, but Italy also had territory in the Dodecanese and East Africa (esp. after the invasion of Abyssinia). Assuming...

So I'm reading a book on Arab history, and I found a few interesting passages on colonialism: It also says that the rise of Arabs who went to European-style schools meant a rise in nationalist and separatist feelings amongst the native elite With all of that, is it fair to say that the...

What would happen to The Netherlands if Germany won WW1? Would they get more land and/or colonies (could also be on the long run), which role would they play in Europe and the world if this alternative WW1 occured? And how would Dutch politics ánd the Dutch colonial empire develop? Thoughts?

Eritrea and South Sudan are known for being the only internationally recognized breakaway African nations and for their poor human rights/development records. Despite surface similarity, the nations have developed on very different trajectories post independence (overcentralized v...

After Ranavalona III of Madagascar was deposed by the French when they conquered her kingdom, the last official heir to the Malagasy throne was her grandniece and adoptive daughter, Princess Marie-Louise[1], who lived until 1948 and died childless at the age of 50 in France (during WWII she...

Nevermind the reasons (which have been litigated at length here, please do feel free to add your thoughts there). Say the Tories win the 1945 general election. I think it's fairly obvious to everyone (with the possible exception of Churchill) that India will be getting independence in short...

First post here after much lurking. I'm considering a TL focusing on Britain, specifically aiming to make the country a greater global power and examine the consequences of the decisions to get it there. While many see strengthening Britain as keeping the Empire, I believe most of it should have...

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Okay, I’ve just got five questions; What, When, How, Why and How? Care to be more specific? Fine, what’s this ATL going to cover? Oh, that’s easy. Inspired by Brian Aldiss’ Barefoot in the Head (but in no way connected to or associated with that experimental work), this ATL will be a wild ride...

Note: For any new readers, please use the bookmarks because my chapters aren't actually posted in chronological order. Considered, but rejected titles include: The Place Promised In Our Early Days. So without ado, here's the POD intro post. --- The 1944 DNC and End of World War II Wide swaths...

The 1975 Helsinki Accords marked a recognition of the territorial status quo in Europe, and more importantly a major step forward in international law. The final act was nonbinding, but its statements about support for civil liberties and fundamental freedoms galvanized dissident grounds...

In a way, the British, French, Belgian and Portuguese Empires in Africa died the strangest deaths in all of Empire-breakup history. In many ways it was a non-death. Compare it to the earlier 20th century deaths of the Ottoman, Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, where you saw actual...

Here's an interesting thought experiment. What if the post-colonial relations between Britain and former colonies in Africa and Asia were more like post-Soviet relations between Russia and the Baltic States. By that I mean: No Commonwealth or any 'post-colonial' organisation uniting the...

What if the USA dissolved the French Empire after the allied liberation of France from Nazi Germany and its local allies. We know that USA was for the colonies gaining independance. Maybe it could be framed as justice and doing the opposite of the nazis, in France. While in the colonies it could...

What if Indonesia achived independance peacefully? In OTL the Dutch objected when Indonesia declared independance, starting a armed struggle. What if the Dutch accepted Indonesian independance? What if the Indonesian nationalists did not declare independance, would they then be given...

What would it take for the French and/or the British to turn decolonisation in to a great victory, in more than just diplomatic terms. The overseas empires of the Europeans post war are often described as large burdens and just cutting them loose is a victory on its own. I'm not really talking...

WI: What if an independant Kashmiri state was created in 1947, along India and Pakistan? Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_conflict http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/opinion/independence-for-kashmir-could-have-advantages-for-india.html...

I've been exploring the consequences of what happens if the Soviets do better on the Eastern Front. One of the interesting side questions is that if the Soviets do well enough that Germany is defeated by late 1943 or thereabouts (before Britain and the US are able to land a serious invasion...

If the Weimar Republic had survived indefinitely without any extremists (left or right) coming to power, how would that have effected the future of European colonialism in Africa and South East Asia? I am of course, thinking particularly about WWII not happening at all. Surely even if no WWII...