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3 Volume Set, 52 minutes each
Grades 9 & Up
Set: $44.85, Each: $39.95
*For Sale in the U.S. and Canada Only*. In the early 20th century, Great Britain maintained dozens
of colonies throughout the world. Using rare and unique documentary
footage along with actual eyewitness accounts, The British Empire
in Color brings history alive by telling the story of the decline
of this vast imperial power. The three-part series highlights the modern
independence movements in Asia, Africa and the Middle East and relates
that despite British attempts at modernization, many nations continue
to cope with problems inherited from their colonial past.
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#D3036, $39.95
*For Sale in the U.S. and Canada Only*. Signs of weakness appeared in the British Empire in the early 20th century,
symbolized by the Gandhi-inspired independence movement in India. Despite
colonial unity in fighting the Nazis in World War II, British power was
greatly weakened, and its vast empire began to unravel. While India achieved
its independence in 1947, its subsequent partition ensured a long legacy of
violence.
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#D3037, $39.95
*For Sale in the U.S. and Canada Only*. In the 20th Century, people all over the world who
had previously lived under the British Empire began to push
for self-rule. Strong nationalist desires led to the creation
of Israel, and independence for countries throughout Africa.
The often violent dismantling of the British Empire presented
millions of people with the opportunity and the difficult
challenge of managing their own affairs.
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#D3038, $39.95
*For Sale in the U.S. and Canada Only*. As many British citizens settled in Australia and Canada after World
War II, Britain’s discriminatory practices devastated indigenous
cultures. Race was also a major factor in the last major battle
in the British Empire — Rhodesia. While the Commonwealth developed,
modern Great Britain tried to adjust to its emerging multi-cultural
society and the peoples of the former Empire struggled to emerge from
their colonial past.
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