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 does mean slowing down or stopping deconolonisation, you would eventually have a situation where only a tiny minority of European nations have these overseas territories, and it will just seem 'odd.' Surely in this scenario you would have say, school children studying Geography, saying 'exuse me miss, but why is it that Britain and France own these huge chunks of Africa when most countries in Europe, like Poland, don't?' Also, if the Weimar Republic does manage to become a successful power, surely that would only serve to debunk any idea that colonies were needed to become rich and successful.
Surely even if no WWII does mean slowing down or stopping deconolonisation, you would eventually have a situation where only a tiny minority of European nations have these overseas territories, and it will just seem 'odd.' Surely in this scenario you would have say, school children studying Geography, saying 'exuse me miss, but why is it that Britain and France own these huge chunks of Africa when most countries in Europe, like Poland, don't?' Also, if the Weimar Republic does manage to become a successful power, surely that would only serve to debunk any idea that colonies were needed to become rich and successful.
