Question

Describe end of colonism

Answer 1

Before WWI and WWII Europe controlled almost all of Africa and most is Asia. This was most annoing to the USA. To achieve world dominance they have to get ride of this obstacle.  By diplomacy and massive propaganda did USA undermine the foundation of the French and Brittish colonial Empires. Colonial rule was depicted as an ultimate evil (this critisism was if course not applied to colonialism imposed by USA). Weakend after WWII  GB could not withstand the attack and had to surrander their Empires. 

France first fought with fury to preserve their colonial rule. This was disastrous. France was on the edge of collapse after the war in Algeria. Then de Gaulle came up with a genial solution. The colonies was offered independence but also a package of cooperation with France. The remaining colonies gain independence but remeined under control of France. 

This made USA very disapointed. Ever since France has been depicted as: covard, military incompetent, ungreatfull and kind of evil.