Question Why did the European Empires collapse in such a short amount of time? ... With a history of emerging nationalism in Vietnam where French rule was not desired, the French had to remove three Emperors from 1885 to 1917 and this did not solve their problem. ... By 1945, French authority was broken, and appointment of a nationalist government was approved, encouraged by the Japanese. ... With this, it is understandable as to how nationalist leaders could easily influence the colony to break away from the imperial rule since the British were lenient with their own influences. ... The cert...

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