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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2026 · 24 MIN

Episode 129: the Collapse of Empires - Great Britain and Japan

from The Y in History · host Ajay Kaul

Collapse of empires starts with economic exhaustion – when an empire stretches itself beyond its resources. The episode dives into detail of the factors that led to the collapse of the Empires of Great Britain and Japan, post WWII.

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Collapse of empires starts with economic exhaustion – when an empire stretches itself beyond its resources. The episode dives into detail of the factors that led to the collapse of the Empires of Great Britain and Japan, post WWII.

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