“The Global Anti-Fascist War”: Memory of the Second World War in Non-Western Countries
... principal organizer of the victory that brought an end to the “century of humiliation”—the term used to describe the period of China’s semi-colonial subjugation beginning with the Opium Wars of the mid-19th century. The triumphant conclusion of the “War ... ... countries remains on what followed the war—namely, their own struggles for independence. For sub-Saharan African countries, Ethiopia’s experience became an important symbol of resistance to colonialism: it mounted fierce opposition to European powers,...
12.11.2025
