Ch 20.2

CHAPTER 20

Section 1: The British Empire in the Postwar Era

Section 2: Turkey, Persia, and Africa

Section 3: Unrest in China

Section 4: Imperialism in Japan

Section 5: Latin America Between the Wars

Nationalist Movements Around the World

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Bell Ringer 20.2:What were some changes in African attitudes towards colonialism?

Turkey, Persia, and Africa

Experience Result

World War I

colonial education

racism and political repression

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Turkey

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After its defeatin WWI, the Ottoman Empirewas stripped ofall its land exceptTurkey.

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Mustafa KemalAtaturk

Founded the Republic of Turkey 1922

Became the republic’s first president

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…believed that the traditional way of running Muslim countries had outlived itself, and that Turkey's chances of surviving the future as well as gaining new strength would only be achieved through adopting principles from the European countries.

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Turkey, Persia, and AfricaHis reforms included adopting Western dress, introduction of the Latin alphabet for Turkish, reduction of the centrality of Islam in Turkish public life, equality of all citizens regardless of religion, women’s suffrage and regular education of the masses.

He introduced a political system that took many elements from Western systems, but he never allowed political pluralism, allowing only his own Republican People's party.

Political Cartoon

Turkey, Persia, and Africa

Parliament Membership during the Single-Party System in Turkey (1925-1945)

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Persia

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Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations.

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Reza Shah Pahlavi1921 ~ seized control of the gov’toverthrowing the last Shah of the Qajardynasty.

~ wanted to modernize his country andfree it from foreign domination

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Reza Shah introduced many socio-economic reforms, reorganizing the army, government administration, and finances.

He is considered the father of modern Iran.

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Reza Shah established an authoritarian government that valued nationalism, militarism, secularism and anti-communism combined with strict censorship and state propaganda.

His secret police ruthlessly put down any opposition and suppressed political parties.

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Africa

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African colonial troops fought for GB and France expecting to be rewarded after the war with greater political freedom.

They would be disappointed.

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Turkey, Persia, and AfricaMissionaries and gov’t schools taught African studentsWestern ideals of equality and self-rule.At the same time, the colonial gov’ts denied Africansthese rights.

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“After Africa’s sons had shed their blood on the altar of liberty and after having experienced that terrible plague called the influenza epidemic, are we not the same manna loving people?

The period between the World Wars saw a huge increase in political activity in Africa, much of it led by the younger generation.

Nnamdi Azikiweof Nigeria

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Jomo Kenyattaof Kenya

Léopold Senghorof Senegal

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What factors contributed to the increasein political activity and calls for nationalismin Africa after World War I?

Increased education for Africans, Western ideas of nationalism

and equality

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