Colonialism affected every part of African society‚ and its effects continue decades after decolonization. Changes in religion‚ education‚ and urbanization began when Europeans first settled in the continent and started to inject their own culture into existing African communities. The institutions set up by colonizers have remained standing since decolonization‚ both in place of and in addition to the traditional institutions. The consequences of European imperialism are felt in nearly every aspect
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balance of power in Europe. The British system of self‐governing colonies and self-sufficient protectorates in a sense seemed to practically backfired as it condemned the British Empire. In the future‚ these protectorates would kick-start the decolonization process which Britain could not afford to handle. As a colony developed both social and economically‚ it would most likely also develop a sense of nationalism because a more developed colony would gain a national identity and this would be further
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The nineteen sixties were also an important time for the people of Quebec due to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. This was an incredibly substantial moment for the society of Quebec and the decolonization movement because it puts even more power into the hands of French speaking Quebecers‚ and gave them a legitimate political party that allowed for the representation of the Quebec people. This allowed for a more concrete presence of French Canadian opinions within politics that in turn provided
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Bibliography: Aldrich‚ R.‚ Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion‚ 1996‚ 8: 266 – 267‚ Epilogue: 311 – 312. Bernstein‚ S.‚ The Republic of de Gaulle‚ 1958-1969‚ 1993‚ p 28 Chamberlain‚ M Costa‚ D.‚ Decolonization and French Society‚ 1999‚ URL: http://www.indyflicks.com/danielle/papers/paper06.htm Holland‚ R Jones‚ J.‚ The French in West Africa‚ 2012‚ URL: http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his312/lectures/fren-occ.htm#algeria Jones‚ J.‚ Algerian Independence
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After the Cold War and World War II many changes took place all across the world. The catalyst for Sub-Saharan Africa reshaping its national identity was Ghana becoming emancipated from British rule in 1957. The national identity for a country or even a region is tied in with that particular area’s overall success. Ghana and Kenya were greatly impacted by this new forming identity. In order to make Sub-Saharan Africa a better place some things were required to change and others were allowed to continue
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failure‚ and ongoing triumph of the museums. Over a span of about twenty years Lonetree explores how new museum theory changed interpretation of the same subject and how different museums interpreted decolonization to varying levels of success. Lonetree argues that successful examples of decolonization in Native American museums includes tying the history to the Native community‚ relating the history to pre-colonization until today‚ and including the hard truths of western colonization on Natives.
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its violent enforcement of colonialism‚ imperialism and racism on the people in the Third World countries in order to subordinate them‚ but also to harbinger the emergence of a new human race‚ which would occur in the course of the revolutionary decolonization against the oppressors. Fanon’s "new man" is the one‚ with the unity of theory and
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low on resources and began to struggle economically as well. Because of this‚ a lot of colonies demanded independence from their colonial powers. As it can be seen in the movie The Battle of Algiers‚ the fight for independency and the process of decolonization were not always easy or quick to settle. As shown in The Battle of Algiers‚ the people of Algeria were colonized by the French. In the movie‚ after a few attacks on French officials‚ French soldiers were sent to eliminate the problem: the National
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All over the world‚ nationalistic movements arose‚ like Mahatma Gandhi and his peaceful decolonization movement in India. Nationalistic movements inspired each other‚ like Martin Luther King Jr.’ civil rights movement was inspired by Gandhi’s non-violent way of resistance. Resistance also arose in other corners of society‚ like feminism. Because
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on the public‚ such as women had to cover themselves completely when in public. Both movements emphasized religious purification‚ and religion and politics being one. Both wanted to rid the country of western government influence. 5. Decolonization has improved economic growth of colonized countries. It has also given back the land to its people‚ which has helped them go back to their traditional ways.
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