WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Italy
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France
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Great Britain
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United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the Crown took over rule in India in 1858, so Parliament’s involvement in Indian affairs increased. The governance of India was often reviewed and the British Parliament passed a total of 196 Acts concerning the continent between 1858 and 1947.
Detailed explanation-3: -Around 1670, King Charles II of England gave the British East India Company rights to run their territories in India as they saw fit. He gave them the power to mint money, command fortresses and troops, form alliances, make war and peace, and to enforce laws in the areas they controlled.