Blocks 5and 6 for Open University course A326 Empire : 1492-1975
Block 5 Why do empires end? -- Introduction to Block 5 / Paul Lawrence -- Unit 17 American independence / W.A. Speck -- Unit 18 The end of the Austro-Hungarian empire / Annika Mombauer -- Unit 19 India 1885 to 1947 / Karl Hack -- Unit 20 The end of empire in Algeria and Angola / Bernard Waites -- Block 6 Conclusions and legacies -- Introduction to Block 6 / Chris A. Williams and Karl Hack -- Unit 21 Empires in historical perspective / Chris A. Williams -- Unit 22 Empire impacts / Karl Hack