Colonial Growing Pains India Southeast Asia Africa Middle East

India

Southeast Asia

Africa

Middle East

INDIA What do you remember about Gandhi and his call to Civil Disobedience? Amritsar Beginning of the end of British Rule Congress Party Hindu Muslim League Muhammad Ali Jinnah

What do you remember about Gandhi and his call to Civil Disobedience?

Amritsar

Beginning of the end of British Rule

Congress Party

Hindu

Muslim League

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Partition of India Muslim league does not want to be under the control of the Hindu population Propose Partition at the Lahore Conference Riots and mass violence between the Muslims and Hindus lead Britain to give independence to the nations of India and Pakistan

Muslim league does not want to be under the control of the Hindu population

Propose Partition at the Lahore Conference

Riots and mass violence between the Muslims and Hindus lead Britain to give independence to the nations of India and Pakistan

Dividing and Chaos pg 507 All of the Princes in areas had to decide which country to join and how to divide the civil service between the two nations Populations move between the two new countries and as they do… MASS KILLINGS

All of the Princes in areas had to decide which country to join and how to divide the civil service between the two nations

Populations move between the two new countries and as they do… MASS KILLINGS

Gandhi “ What is there to celebrate? I see nothing but rivers of blood.” Goes to Dehli to try and persuade the government to press for the fair treatment of Muslims Shot by a Hindu while there

“ What is there to celebrate? I see nothing but rivers of blood.”

Goes to Dehli to try and persuade the government to press for the fair treatment of Muslims

Shot by a Hindu while there

LARGEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD India was the world’s largest democracy Jawaharlal Nehru first Prime Minister

India was the world’s largest democracy

Jawaharlal Nehru first Prime Minister

Kashmir Gripes Who controls Kashmir? Who knows? Both Pakistan and India make a claim on the territory China takes part of the territory in 1962 under Mao Continued conflict between the nations today

Who controls Kashmir? Who knows?

Both Pakistan and India make a claim on the territory

China takes part of the territory in 1962 under Mao

Continued conflict between the nations today

Modern Leaders Indira Gandhi Elected Prime Minister in 1964 Daughter of Nehru (first prime minister)

Indira Gandhi

Elected Prime Minister in 1964

Daughter of Nehru (first prime minister)

Philippines First to gain independence after WWII July 4 th 1946 The Deal US will give $600 million in war reparations The Philippines must sign Bell Act Free trade for 8 years US maintains military presences at Clark Air force and Manila Naval

First to gain independence after WWII

July 4 th 1946

The Deal

US will give $600 million in war reparations

The Philippines must sign Bell Act

Free trade for 8 years

US maintains military presences at Clark Air force and Manila Naval

Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Authoritarian regime Stole millions Instituted martial law to stay in power 1986 election Runs against Corazon Aquino and LOSES but declares himself the winner Public outrage leads to his exile to Hawaii

Ferdinand Marcos

Authoritarian regime

Stole millions

Instituted martial law to stay in power

1986 election

Runs against Corazon Aquino and LOSES but declares himself the winner

Public outrage leads to his exile to Hawaii

African Independence Middle class emerges after WWI Influenced by the Harlem Renaissance Negritude Movement Celebrate African culture, heritage and values Black experience is unique

Middle class emerges after WWI

Influenced by the Harlem Renaissance

Negritude Movement

Celebrate African culture, heritage and values

Black experience is unique

Ghana British First African colony south of the Sahara to achieve independence after WWII British try and ease the transition by allowing more appointed Africans in their Legislative Council

British

First African colony south of the Sahara to achieve independence after WWII

British try and ease the transition by allowing more appointed Africans in their Legislative Council

“Freedom Now!” Ghana Wanted ELECTED and not appointed representation Non-Violent protests Kwame Nkrumah led the protest movement Organized strikes and boycotts Imprisoned often Becomes first Prime Minister Gains independence in 1957 First black African nation to enter the British Commonwealth

Wanted ELECTED and not appointed representation

Non-Violent protests

Kwame Nkrumah led the protest movement

Organized strikes and boycotts

Imprisoned often

Becomes first Prime Minister

Gains independence in 1957

First black African nation to enter the British Commonwealth

Africa Ruled by Africans Nkrumah helped organize the first Pan-African Conference in 1945 and the first Pan-African conference in Africa in 1958 Organization of African Unity 1963 African Nations trying to govern independently and work together to solve African issues

Nkrumah helped organize the first Pan-African Conference in 1945 and the first Pan-African conference in Africa in 1958

Organization of African Unity

1963

African Nations trying to govern independently and work together to solve African issues

Struggles in Ghana Military coup in 1966 while Nkrumah was in China More coups to follow up to 2000 when the first open elections were held Still fragile government today

Military coup in 1966 while Nkrumah was in China

More coups to follow up to 2000 when the first open elections were held

Still fragile government today