Ch 35 - Nationalism & Political In Asia, Africa, And Latin America Flashcards
Nationalism was fueled by
A desire for independence
What was Indian nationalism’s effect on Britain?
A threat for British hold on India
What was the Indian national congress? What did they want?
Biggest association dedicated to struggle against British rule; wanted self rule
What was the Muslim league’s problem?
They worried about Hindu oppression but still wanted self rule
What influenced India after the war? How did the British respond to this?
Wilson’s 14 points for self determination and lennin’s ideas; with repressive measures.
Who was Gandhi
Iindian leader of national congress
What is ahimsa ?
Principle of tolerance, nonviolence, and passive resistance embraced by ghandi
Ghandi’s strategy was to mix these two together
Spiritual intensity and political activism
Gandhi encouraged these things
Boycotts
Self sufficiency
Ahimsa
British offered India and agreement in which India had e institutions of a self governing state. What was that like?
They elected a legislative body with executive under British control
The government of India act led to what between Muslims and Hindus
The formation of a Muslim state bc of hostility between the two; Muslim league have Pakistan
What did Sun Yatsen do?
Proclaimed Chinese republic and became president
In the Chinese republic, ________ established themselves a provincial/regional leaders
Warlords
The warlords establishment as leaders caused which two types of issues?
Anarchy and economic
What did China hope for after the war?
Being a sovereign nation
Why couldn’t China’s postwar wish for sovereignty be fulfilled?
Because Japan didn’t weaken after the war, instead they gained more influence and a stronger gold on china
Nationalist party’s main goal
To get rid of communism
Nationalist party’s 3 main problems
Still had warlords controlling areas
There were communist threats
There was Japanese aggression
How does the communist party gain new followers?
With their march to NW china
Sun Yatsen was ___________; he did not believe in ________ of the ___________ or ____________
Most prominent nationalist leader at the time; dictatorship; proletariat; communism
Sun Yatsen wanted to do what three things?
Get rid of unequal treaties
Reunify china
Have economic development in a democratic republic.
Where did the Nationalist Party and the Communist party go?
Nationalist party - occupied Beijing
Communist party - retreated to SE china to reorganize
What did Chiang Kai-Shek do to the Nationalist party?
He took over the nationalist party to unify the nation
Maoism?
Conviction of peasants not urban proletariat
Peasants were the foundation of what?
The revolution
Japan joined the ______ as one of the _________
League of Nations; the big five
The Mukden incident was
The Japanese blowing up railroad and blaming the Chinese for it
Japan began to show interest for rule in _________ as a puppet state after the Mukden incident
Manchuria
What were the two opposing views for the future?
Industrial capitalist rule vs militarism and self-sufficiency
Europe was busy focussing on____________
Exploiting African Colonies
Who ruled over parts of Africa; who did African colonies side with
Many of those who took part in the war; the places that had conquered them
What were African soldier revolts based on
Revolts for resistance to European rule
Revolts for hatred of conscription of soldiers
Why were African revolts failed?
Failed because Europe was stronger even though they were smaller
What did colonial powers want to base economies on in Africa?
Based on exports in Africa & make sure institutions payed for themselves
Where did new colonial economy become visible; how were these used?
Port facilities, roads, railways, telegraph wires; to move raw materials and to govern
Nationalist movements in Africa were caused by disappointment from_________________
I rewarded war efforts and colonial consolidation
Colonialism = new African social class called __________
New elite
Nationalism was created based on what
Ethnicity
Religion
Languages
Geography
Nationalist ideas were created but not yet _______________
Suitable for demands for independence from colonialism
Who served as political interference in S America? Give an example
Wealthy capitalist powers; US
