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Prompt:Evaluate the extent to which the experience of the First World War changed relationships between Europeans and colonized peoples.

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My DBQ as of now: The First World War was the first time the world witnessed a war involving nearly all global superpowers, lasting from 1914-1918. It was organized by two major alliances, the Allies, made up of the British Empire, France, Russia, and then the Central Powers, such as Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Prior to WWI, colonial powers such as the British Empire and France held colonies in Africa, the Pacific, India, and more. These colonial powers sought to both assimilate the colonies into their own culture, while also exploiting them of their resources. A result of this was an underlying and developing resentment towards colonial powers, which greatly intensified during and after WWI. Due to the British Empire and France’s involvement in the conflict, their colonies were utilized for support. The powers gained support from the colonies through propaganda, recruiting masses of soldiers and further exploiting the colonies economically and of their resources. Given that the colonies were already developing resentment towards colonial powers, the experience of the First World War caused a significant change in how the colonies interacted with the Europeans, where the colonies began to lose faith in the benevolence and influence of the Europeans, causing nationalist and anti-colonial movements.
The first cause for change in the colonial relationship was through the buildup of more resentment as the war progressed, fueling anti-colonial movements. This was seen through a letter written by John Chilembwe, in which he calls out the British for taking advantage of the loyalties of the Africans and that they had been “invited to shed our innocent blood”, and that they were losing their lives “for a cause which is not theirs” (Doc 1). Sentiments such as these were a common theme as the anti-colonial movement sparked, as colonial powers exploited the resources and manpower of colonies without providing any sort of benefits or reparations to those colonies, which was also a revelation that the colonial powers had little regard for the rights of the colonies. The African sentiment towards the British was similar to that of Behari Lal, an Indian soldier in the British Indian army on the Western Front. In his letter to his family, he states, “I am sorry the hatred between Europeans and Indians is increasing instead of decreasing, and I am sure the fault is not with the Indians” (Doc 4). He also speaks out on the racism he encounters from the British troops. This doc places emphasis on the growing animosity between the colonial powers and colonies, and how the resentment only grew as the people lost faith in the British, and tensions worsened between the two. Continuous with the previous colonies and the depletion of confidence, the Egyptians were outraged with the British placing blame on them for revolting against