PPT-New Nations get Independence

Enduring Understandings Longstanding cultural and religious differences and conflicts are still evident in the postcolonial world 3 The end of World War II led to the ending of colonization the creation of new countries and conflict between the superpowers for influence. The End of Empire. Before we get started. This chapter requires you to consolidate the thinking you have done about comparisons and contrasts and continuities and changes-0ver-time regarding Asia, Africa, and Latin America throughout this book.. Chapter 39. The End of Empire. Before we get started. This chapter requires you to consolidate the thinking you have done about comparisons and contrasts and continuities and changes-0ver-time regarding Asia, Africa, and Latin America throughout this book.. The study of how geography impacts politics, demography, and economics, especially with respect to developing foreign policy and international conflicts.. What is Geopolitics?. Geopolitics. A . term used to describe how nations or groups of people interact with or exert their influence over other peoples or surrounding . End of European Hegemony and the Challenge to . BiPolar. order of the 3. rd. World. “European. Civilization:”. A Gift that. keeps on . giving. . . 1994. Rwanda . Genocide. Great Britain. Gandhi and the end of British Rule. The 20th century began with Europeans occupying empires around the globe and confident that things would stay that way. In 1900, the United States and Japan were rising powers, while Russia and China were crumbling from within. The two world wars and one global Cold War later, European hegemony had declined dramatically, and China's power was rapidly rising. What a difference a century can make! Between those historical bookends, European colonies around the world gained independence in Russia became the first of many communist nations. After World War II, the Union of Soviet Socialist republics (USSR) and the United States led their allies through decades of global tensions. At the beginning of the  21st-century, Cold War worries had faded, but new challenges to political, social, and economic stability emerged.. Its Origins and Aims. Wilson. and his Fourteen Points. A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike – . Africa. Essential Questions:. How . did former European colonies gain independence, and what challenges did they face after independence?. - What . challenges did new African nations face. ?. - How . The Nation Grows and Prospers. An Era of Good Feelings. 1816 Election:. Republican. Candidate James Monroe.. Federalist. : Senator Rufus King of New York.. Monroe Won:. Last Revolutionary war officer to become president. . India: Early 20. th. century. 1900-1941, India’s population increased dramatically . Environmental . pressure, . deforestation-declining . farm . land. Society . divided . into classes. : peasants, wealthy property owners. Chapter 4 Section 2. Olive Branch Petition. John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. King George refused to read the petition and on August 23 proclaimed that the colonists had "proceeded to open and avowed rebellion.". nited Nations. After World War II Western leaders perceived the Soviet Union as the center of a world revolutionary . movement. United . Nations . was formed . as a way of preventing future global conflicts. Decolonization. Just as Columbus had set off a period of European expansion and colonialism in the 1500s, this era came to an end in the 1900s. India is the biggest nation to gain its independence, but there are many others in Asia (and in Africa and elsewhere). Why does Quebec want independence?. The French people of Quebec feel they are being discriminated against by the English speaking Canadians and they have a desire to preserve their French language and culture.. Introduction. Many leaders and activists post-colonization faced great challenges:. -Internal rivalries. -Civil war (in some cases). Both conflicts were between social and ethnic groups. National leaders tried to win support of peasants and working-class townspeople by promising them.