Transcript Independence Unit Review

Independence Movements in the
Post-War World
Essential Questions
 How did the concept of nationalism influence
independence movements around the world?
 How did World War II and the Cold War impact
independence movements around the world?
 What methods did national leaders use to achieve
independence?
Africa
 Kenya
 Jomo Kenyatta
 Mau Mau
 Gold Coast (Ghana)
 Kwame Nkrumah
 South Africa
 Nelson Mandela
 F. W. DeKlerk
 Truth &
Reconciliation
 Desmond Tutu
China
The Great
Leap Forward
The Cultural
Revolution
Red Guards
Palestine (Israel)
Zionism
Balfour Declaration
Mandate System
Ben-Gurion
Holocaust
1948 – Israel
1967 – Six Day War
Vietnam
French Indochina – Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam
Geneva Conference – 1954
Ngo Dinh Diem, Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Victory and Unification - 1975
Latin America
Independence from
European ownership
1830 – Monroe Doctrine
Economic Imperialism
Dollar Diplomacy
Good Neighbor –
“Alliance for Progress”
Banana Republics
CIA & covert operations
India
Indian National Congress
1919 – Amritsar Massacre
1930 – Salt March
1930 – Muslim League – Jinnah
1947 – Independence, India
and Pakistan