WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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Colonial powers were preoccupied with the tensions of the growing Cold War.
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African colonies were able to join forces to resist imperialism.
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New technologies made African natural resources less valuable to colonial powers.
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The war had drained European resources and made them less willing to fight.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is one reason many African nations were able to gain independence through largely peaceful means following World War II? The war had drained European resources and made them less willing to fight.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why do you think the revolution swept to many African nations following their independence from European rule? The revolution swept so many African nations following their independence because they had no true leader.
Detailed explanation-3: -So many of the new nations that have emerged in the past half-century have struggled economically because of a lack of infrastructure and industry, inability to modernize fast enough to keep up with the developed countries, unstable governments, corrupt and greedy leaders among other reasons.