Collapse example sentences

This convinced the people that the rule of the British had collapsed for good and gave them the confidence to take the plunge and join the rebellion.After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US appears to be the only superpower in the world.Similarly, earlier centres of regional power collapsed when local rulers were defeated by the British and new centres of administration emerged.Cotton weavers in India thus faced two problems at the same time: their export market collapsed, and the local market shrank, being glutted with Manchester imports.Cotton production collapsed and exports of cotton cloth from Britain fell dramatically.While many of the old trading houses collapsed, those that wanted to survive had to now operate within a network shaped by European trading companies.Due to the blasting this weak zone of slope collapsed and caused intense damage to the road and nearby villages.