Decolonization affected the world in many different ways because the process was very long and global. Firstly, we have to say about the direct impact of decolonization on the colonized territories. The partition of the British Indian Empire into independent India and Pakistan provoked a gigantic population swap, with hundreds of thousands of people on both sides dying of starvation. The territorial disputes between the two splinters of British India remain unresolved to this day. In India, the chaos that followed independence was only halted when a Hindu fanatic nearly killed the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Today, however, the outcome of British colonial rule in India does not look so unambiguous. From the British, India inherited its parliamentary system, making it the “largest democracy in the world”. Moreover, thanks in no small part to the mass familiarity of Indians with the language of the colonizers, English, India today has become the world’s center of offshore programming.
Secondly, decolonization has also had a substantial impact on the economic component of the formerly colonized territories. This impact can be seen both positively and negatively in different territories. For instance, Pakistan, a neighboring country to India, can boast of neither a sustainable democracy nor a developed economy. Although, there is the successful Singapore, which has almost completely recovered from colonization and has developed a stable economic system. On the other hand, there is also Zimbabwe, which is currently experiencing an economic disaster. For more than ten years now, Zimbabwe has been going through one economic crisis after another. Therefore, the question of whether colonialism has benefited or harmed the economy of the colonized is unlikely to have a simple and definitive answer, as each case is different.
Finally, it is worth talking about the impact of decolonization on the current political system of the once colonized territories. It can be assumed that the strategy chosen by the metropolis determines the current development of these countries. Where climatic and epidemiological conditions were favorable, Europeans established settlements and stable political institutions, as in Australia or New Zealand. Where the death rate was high, Europeans tended to avoid settling – these regions were only of interest to them as a source of resources. Accordingly, a repressive system of government was created, and political institutions were not developed. In addition, an economy focused on the export of resources provided a basis for the formation of corrupt regimes.
Talking about the impact of IT progress is worth noting that information technology has made our lives much easier. After all, it took so much time and effort to calculate economic processes, as many factors affecting the economy were involved. Today, all calculations are performed using computers. In doing so, the results are accurate, and the calculations are made in a matter of seconds. Programs have been created to help bankers and economists. The list could go on ad infinitum, as information technology has penetrated almost all areas of human life. Another area that has been impacted by information technology in education. Teachers at universities and other educational institutions are increasingly practicing the downloading of lectures onto electronic carriers and the practice of the independent study of topics. It is also worth noting the importance of distance learning. People with disabilities now have a chance to get an education.