The document provides vocabulary and discussion questions related to decolonization in various regions of the world, including South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Some of the key terms defined are self-determination, nationalism, satyagraha, apartheid, and dependency. Discussion questions compare independence movements and the post-colonial challenges faced in India, Africa and other regions. The document also addresses political changes in Turkey and Iran in the 20th century.

1. One a half sheet of paper, write a
thesis paragraph for the prompt:
Analyze the similarities and differences
in the twentieth century revolutions in
Iran and ONE of the following:
China
Russia

2. One a half sheet of paper, write a
thesis paragraph for the prompt:
Analyze the similarities and differences in
the cultural results of the 1979 Revolution
in Iran and ONE of the following twentieth
century revolutions:
China
Russia

3. One a half sheet of paper, write a
thesis paragraph for the prompt:
Analyze the similarities and differences in
the twentieth century political changes in
South Asia and ONE of the following
regions
China
Latin America
Southeast Asia

4. • Analyze continuities and changes in nationalist
ideology and practice in ONE of the following
regions from the First World War to the
present:
• Middle East
• South Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa

5. Decolonization Review

6. VOCAB for Decolonization
• Self-determination
• Nationalism
• Satyagraha
• Indian National Congress
• Militant
• Gandhi, Nehru
• Jinna
• Partition

7. VOCAB for Decolonization
• African National Congress
• Afrikaner
• Apartheid
• Mandela
• Ho Chi Minh

8. VOCAB for Decolonization
• Dependency
• Nationalization of Resources
• Privatization
• State-run economy
• Secularization
• Westernization
• Western-style democracy

9. VOCAB for Decolonization
• Ataturk
• Shah (Pahlavi)
• Ayatola Khomeini

10. VOCAB for Decolonization
• Global South

11. Comparing independence movements in
South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
• India, African States, Both, or Neither?
• Creating political order after independence was
difficult because of cultural diversity.
• Both
• Went from a continent ruled by many European
nation-states to being divided into many
independent nation states
• Africa
• Popular political parties were often replaced by
military dictatorships.
• Africa (and Pakistan)

12. Comparing Africa and Indian independence
• India, Africa, Both, or Neither?
• Growing population numbers made it difficult for
political and economic stability.
• Both
• Post-independence economies have generally failed
to industrialize.
• Africa
• After independence, there was violence between
groups within the region.
• Both

13. Decolonization
• What is the term? The idea that humankind is
naturally divided into distinct peoples or nations,
each of which deserves an independent state of
their own?
• Self-determination
• What were the ways the World Wars led to
independence movements in colonies?
• European moral superiority was lost
• Europeans promised new freedoms during the
wars
• The idea of EMPIRE was not positive anymore

14. Decolonization
• Why were Europeans controlling colonies in Asia
and Africa a “double-standard”?
• Because the nations were democracies but didn’t
allow self-government in their colonies
• What was the biggest obstacle to a united
independence movement in India?
• Division between Hindus and Muslims
• What was Gandhi’s term for his belief in a
confrontational, though nonviolent, approach to
political action
• satyagraha

15. Turkey, Iran, Neither, or Both
• Created out of the Ottoman Empire after World
War I?
• Turkey
• The Shah, supported by the U.S., made reforms to
westernize this nation-state. Both of these led to
his overthrow
• Iran
• Experienced 12 years of civil war as troops loyal to
Muslim imams or leaders fought those who were
supported by the Nationalists
• Neither

16. Turkey, Iran, Neither, or Both
• In which nation-state did the school system change
to reflect the new government’s goals.
• Both
• Religion is predominantly Islam
• Both