Decolonization and the Influence of the Cold War The decades following World War II were all centered on the concept of decolonization‚ the dismantlement of Imperial empires established prior to World War I throughout Africa and Asia. Due to the aftermath of World War II‚ countries around the world experienced massive independent movements whose objective was to eliminate colonization and form new independent nations. The process of decolonization was separated by three different approaches: civil
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them an emotional connection as well. When people of elsewhere come to take the land from the native inhabitants‚ many changes occur. In his book The Wretched of the Earth‚ Franz Fanon gives his insight into how the process of colonization and decolonization happens‚ and the resulting physical and mental effects on both groups of people. Telling this from a strictly historical and platonic standpoint he gives an accurate representation of how it works. Whereas in the novel Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua
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DBQ 23: Decolonization and Revolution From 1945 and beyond‚ leaders have selected different paths to affect change. Some encouraged independence through violence‚ peaceful actions‚ diplomacy‚ and the commitment of their struggling nation. Others sparked revolutions by appealing to the peoples’ needs. Through policy‚ and sometimes uniting a people‚ trailblazers changed the face and structure of their nation. A column from a journalist during the time period would help to see a broader perspective
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Vytautas Burianchellos University‚ Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy‚ Studies of Colonialism and Post-Colonionalism French decolonization: Conflict in Algeria Burianchello Content: Introduction.........................................................................................................3 The emergence of the French colonies...............................................................3 The emergence of the French colonies in the territory of Algeria..........
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Decolonization was a period that followed the Second World War‚ and that lasted from 1945 to 1965. Many colonial empires were destroyed by European Powers‚ and in result the former colonies became independent. In the book Voices of Decolonization‚ written by Todd Shepard‚ many issues were examined in relation to the decolonization process. Issues such as race‚ the cold war‚ international institutions emerging‚ and national self-determination arguments were explained very clearly in this book. The
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Decolonization: The Underlying Factors Powering It. Decolonization is the process of removing‚ reversing‚ and/or reducing the ties binding a dependent Territory to a foreign power. While decolonization has been an ongoing process since at least the actions of the American Revolutionary war‚ the term is most often used in connection with the period following WWII. But why does the period of 1945 through 1975 see so many Neo-Imperial empires fall? Moreover why is the period from 1914 through 1975
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largely bloodless unlike the dozens of others during its time‚ was in India‚ led by Mahatma Gandhi. In the aftermath of the World Wars‚ a lot of Asian and African nations attempted to gain independence and recognition‚ giving birth to the term ‘decolonization’‚ in an effort to free themselves from what some saw as the oppressive chains of some far-off larger power. The wars had often put strains on these small colonies as they pushed for faster production of goods to help support the war effort in
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Chapter 32: The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 1 CHAPTER 32 The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter students should be able to: 1. Understand the causes of the Cold War and its political and environmental consequences for Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America‚ and the two superpowers. 2. Understand the process of decolonization and illustrate the variations in that process by reference to concrete examples. 3. Understa
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interpretation regarding the nature and causes of the ongoing issues around nationalism‚ ethnicity and stately power in sub-Saharan Africa since decolonization. Colonial occupation and the manner in which independence was gained and free states were organized may be a possible explanation for the matters of contention revolving around ethnicity‚ nationalism‚ and states in Sub-Saharan Africa to this day. A first part will expose the reasons for multiple ethnicities being situated in the same territory‚ and contrast
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This essay will discuss decolonisation after 1945‚ specifically focusing on the experience in Hong Kong. I plan to look at and discuss the various aspects of the process of decolonization and the resulting consequences. I will analyse the aftermath of decolonization‚ which I believe created more problems than it solved. These problems include the lack of a working political structure‚ the complications that occurred in their struggle for freedom and the economic situation that the country was left
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