WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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“Separateness"; system of racial segregation in South Africa
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independence of nations after World War II that were once ruled by European powers
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Giving in to an aggressor to prevent conflict
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An organization that works to settle disagreements and keep peace following WWII
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1945 and 1960, three dozen new states in Asia and Africa achieved autonomy or outright independence from their European colonial rulers. Harold MacMillan, British Prime Minister, helped begin decolonization. There was no one process of decolonization.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decolonization is about “cultural, psychological, and economic freedom” for Indigenous people with the goal of achieving Indigenous sovereignty-the right and ability of Indigenous people to practice self-determination over their land, cultures, and political and economic systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -decolonization, process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country. Decolonization was gradual and peaceful for some British colonies largely settled by expatriates but violent for others, where native rebellions were energized by nationalism.
Detailed explanation-4: -There was a sense of inevitability of decolonisation at the end of the war; Britain was exhausted by it and the empire had lost much of its remaining legitimacy in South and South East Asia. Furthermore and crucially, the nationalist support had increased dramatically across the region throughout this period.