African Decolonization Flashcards
Name 6 causes of decolonization
- Exhaustion of European powers (after ww1)
- successful independence movements
- U.S. pressure to decolonize or forefit aid
- Spread of nationalism and education aspirations (in Africa)
- West realized they couldn’t be hypocrites
- Colonies cost more than they were worth
What idea did pan-Africanism promote
nationalist spirit
or
nationalism
What group worked to get civil rights for Africans
African National Congress
What was a policy of strict discrimination and segregation that was put in place to limit or restrict the rights of south African blacks
Apartheid
Where was aprtheid put into place
South Africa
Kwame Nkruman led
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumans title in goveremnt
1st president of Ghana
Kwame Nkrumans
- Ghanaian politician who drove ideas of Independence from Britain
-supported pan-africanism - theorized political Independence would lead to economic stability and tolerance
Who did Ghana used to be under the power of
Britain
Jomo Kenyattas title in goverment
1st Kenyan prime minister
1st Kenyan president
Jomo Kenyattas
-Nationalist who helped create and lead the Kenya African National Union
-Played a huge role in Kenyan independence from Britain
Patrice Lumumba led
Democratic republic of Congo
Patrice Lumumba
First prime minister, nationalist and advocate for pan- africanism
-Helped transform Congo from a Belgian colony to independent
- assassinated by a military coup
Gamal Abdel Nassar led
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nassar
- Arab nationalist who overthrew monarch in military coup
- president of Egypt
- proponent of pan africanism
Apartheid
seperation of the races
racial segergation in south Africa and all people were categorized by race
What did supporters of Apartheid believe
it would allow each race to keep its culture
What was apartheid designed to do
keep whites in power