Decolonization
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"...the European colonizers used these tensions to sow discord and to maintain control, and the end of colonialism was not an end to those tensions. In many cases these new nations were unable to surmount these hurdles, which resulted in increased rates of authoritarianism; genocide; poverty; undernourished populations and epidemic diseases; and lower life expectancy in the former colonies..."
Key Terms
- India/Pakistan
- Indian Independence Act of 1947
- Belgian Congo
- Colonial Nationalism
- Atlantic Charter
- Algeria
- French-Algerian War
- Israel/Palestine
- Treaty of Sevres/Mandate System
Guided Viewing Questions
- What was decolonization?
- What factors led to the end of European colonial empires after 1945?
- Compare and contrast the process of decolonization in mid- to late-twentieth-century Asia and Africa. What elements did various independence movements share? How did they differ?
- What challenges faced the decolonization process (and nation-building after decolonization?)