In 25 words or fewer, describe why decolonization is considered a major turning point in the 20th century.

Answer

Decolonization was a major turning point because it completely changed the balance of power in the contenders. Decolonization destroyed the power of empires, suddenly most of the world became sovereign. Britain and other former empires still retained power, but through economy and alliance, not colonies. Every former colony was now sovereign, with all the resultant privileges and responsibilities. All countries were now theoretically equal. Differences in development and militarism upended this of course, but the new norm of geopolitics is sovereignty not empire. That is the legacy of decolonization.orld. Prior to the post war (ww2) era, empire was the norm for global superpower. You had your British, French, German empires as the main empires at the dawn of the century, with the US and Japan also serious

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