Why did most european powers show little resistance to letting their african colonies become independent
a. the united states demanded that they grant their colonies independence
b. many western nations realized it was time to respect the ideas of self-determination
c. they were concerned that the united states would demand such action
d. they did not want africa to become a battleground for the cold war

C. they were concerned that the united states would demand such action

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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