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Decolonization and 20th Century Global Change

The mid-to-late 20th century saw one of history's most dramatic shifts: the collapse of colonial empires and the rise of dozens of new sovereign nations. This deck covers the independence movements of India, Ghana, Algeria, Indonesia, and Vietnam, along with k...

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The mid-to-late 20th century saw one of history's most dramatic shifts: the collapse of colonial empires and the rise of dozens of new sovereign nations. This deck covers the independence movements of India, Ghana, Algeria, Indonesia, and Vietnam, along with key figures like Gandhi, Nkrumah, Mandela, and Ho Chi Minh. You'll also review pivotal events such as the Suez Crisis, the end of apartheid, and organizations like the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of African Unity. A must-study deck for understanding how the modern map of nations came to be.

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The process by which colonies gained independence from colonial powers.
The 1960s.
Jawaharlal Nehru.
1947.
Mahatma Gandhi.
The end of British colonial rule in 1947.
1960.
Kwame Nkrumah.
The Non-Aligned Movement.
The First Indochina War.
Ho Chi Minh.
A system of institutionalized racial segregation in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela.
1994.
A conflict over control of the Suez Canal involving Egypt, Britain, France, and Israel.
Gamal Abdel Nasser.
A rebellion against British colonial rule in Kenya.
The Organisation of African Unity.
Algeria's independence from France.
1962.
European colonization of African territory in the late 19th century.
A meeting of Asian and African states promoting solidarity against colonialism.
A meeting where European powers divided African territory among themselves.
A movement promoting solidarity and unity among African peoples worldwide.
Most gained independence from European powers.
It supported self-determination and independence movements.
Continued economic or political control over former colonies by other means.
Sukarno.
1945.
A dramatic increase in the number of sovereign nation-states.