Page 15 A : Independence word web (Warm-Up) Fill in the chart with in your groups. INDEPENDENCE
Feb 23, 2016
Page 15 A : Independence word web (Warm-Up) Fill in the chart with in your groups.
INDEPENDENCE
Independence Being freefreedom from the controlSelf governingIndependent LibertyNationalism Self-rule
WWII & IndependenceImagine that you live in a colonized country were you are
always being told what you can do and cannot do. WWII just ended and you fought during WWII. When you return from fighting you expect changes in your country (you want to be considered a citizen & represent your country). In contrast, when you return the colonizers are still in control and will not give the colonized citizens freedom.
How would you feel? Rebel against authorities/fight for freedom
This was how the colonized people feltThey were tiered of being treated terrible after WWIIThey pushed for independence & established their own
nations.
After WWII - Independence
The Collapse of ImperialismImperialist nations weakened because of
WWI & WWII.Colonized people became educated & literate:
Increased resentment Considered as “second class citizens”
Decolonization: the process of becoming free of colonial status and achieving statehood.
Nationalism
-Strong devotion to one’s national group or culture.-Sense of national identity among the colonized
people.
-Colonized people who fought in WWI & WWII, felt the desire to separate themselves from their European colonial powers.
The Struggle for Independence1947 - 1962 colonies achieved independence
and statehood.Difficult and bitter process
Colonized Continents:AfricaAsiaLatin America
India (country)
Challenges of IndependenceLack of middle classEducation deficitResource depletionPopulation growth
Ethnic disputesDependent
economiesGrowing debtCultural dependenceWidespread social
unrestMilitary responses to
restore order
AFRICA
Africa was colonized by:Britain
France
German
Portugal
Spain
Italy
*Ethiopia was never colonized. (why? Think about one of the reasons why countries colonized others.)
Christianity: Ethiopia was a Christian state that is why it was not colonized.
Independence for AfricaNationalists: an advocate of national independence
ex-servicemen unemployed & under-employed educated
Pan-Africanism movement Movement dedicated to establishing independence for
African nations.cultivated unity among black people throughout the world.
Leaders: W.E.B. Du Bois Jomo Kenyatta Kwame Nkrumah
Famous LeadersKwame Nkrumah
President of Ghana from 1957-1966leading opponent of British Imperialism1957: Ghana was the 1st to win independence from
Great Britain.
Jomo Kenyatta 1st Prime Minister 1963–1964President of Kenya 1964–1978 founding father Kenya
Famous Leaders
Nelson MandelaSouth African anti-apartheid activist revolutionary politician President of South Africa - 1994 to 19991993 won Nobel Peace Prize
Famous Leaders
Independence for Africa1957: The Gold Coast (Ghana) was the 1st to win
independence from Great Britain.
1960: Senegal, Togo, Niger, Gabon, Chad, Mali, the Ivory Coast, Ubangi-Shari (which became the Central African Republic), Congo Republic (France).
1960: Nigeria - (Great Britain)
1962: Uganda
1962: Burundi and Rwanda – (Belgium)
Compare & Contrast