3. Overview
By the mid-20th
century,
many REGIONS in Africa,
Asia & the Middle East had
“freed” themselves from
European Imperial
dominance.
Decolonization is the term
historians have used to
describe this process
4.
5.
6. What happened?
European withdrawal
Revolutions overthrew
Europeans
Non-violent
Independence
Movements
7. Causes of
Decolonization
Education & information
acquired by Asians &
Africans.
World Wars
Asians & Africans questioned
European superiority
War in the colonies
Nationalism!