Independence and decolonization
With World War II out of the way, it brought an uprising in decolonization in many countries. This was a great thing to happen for people in these countries to gain independence from colonies and empires. Decolonization didn't happen over night, it took almost three decades after World War II for some places. With colonial powers weakening, that brought opportunity for independence to Africa and Asia. Not only were Africa and Asia part of this process, British, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese empires emerged new nations. The cold war and the end of empire came together to make for a new kind of world. The most important thing to happen from World War II was the end of empire. With the cold war going on it made the small nations to have to decide between communism and capitalism. That was hard for these countries because of threat of nuclear terror going around. Nations achieved independence at different times and almost ninety nations gained independence between World War II and 1980. (Bentley, 975) With the cold war coming into play, it brought newfound nations trying to stay out o
With all these nations coming out and changing history, there were some violent actions to get there and there were some peaceful ones. Africa and Asia pushed through the hard times and stuck through it to become the independent nations they are today Independence did not come as fast to Africa as other places. The process of decolonization was a not to peaceful. With France in Africa, they were not for independence in these colonies, but somehow France allowed their countries to gain independence. France was all about controlling Algeria and would do anything to stop them form independence. The violence started in a town called Setif. Algerian and Arab people carried a demonstration, which did not include violence. French police fired shots and it all broke loss. One hundred French died and eight thousand Algerian and Muslim died. War started out in Algeria and the French under estimated the power of the Algerians. Algerians gained independence, but many Algerian and French died as a result. f harms way with super power countries. Africa wanted to go back to their traditions and way of l
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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