- Was the fall of the British Empire a good thing? - 

 

As the title asks, was the fall of the British Empire a good thing? For millions of people across the world, the British empire was seen a terrible oppressing force that conquered their homelands and changed their country. But for others it was seen as a positive force for modernisation and progress. Modern technology of the day was brought to underdeveloped countries and boosted their development. When the Empire fell (or rather, went out with a whimper) suddenly countries that had been under British rule for possible hundreds of years were suddenly left on their own in a completely new post-WWII world. Many people like to blame the British empire for the bad state many of said countries are in right now. But was that the British empire's fault? Or was it the fault of the empire leaving? If the empire had continued to run in those countries, would they be better, more stable places today?

 

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