highlights of decolonization/cold war epirence of following african countries

Question 1

no Egypt

Answer 1

-independent in 1922 overseen by Britain until 1952
Suez Canal seized by Egypt (suez canal crisis, 1956)
-France and Britain retaliated but US commanded them to stop

Question 2

Gold Coast (Ghana)

Answer 2

-first Sub-Saharan African independent country. –Failed pan-African campaign to unite Africa into a single country
-(leader=Kwame Nkrumah)

Question 3

South Africa

Answer 3

British colony after
defeating white Boers w/
Dutch heritage. (1902)
1910 dominion status,
1931 commonwweath but
kicked out from 1960s-1970s

Question 4

What happened in Iran in ____,_____ and _____

Answer 4

1953: US and British-led coup ousted the Iranian Prime Minister to strengthen the Shah’s rule. loss of oil interests and spread of communism was feared if no action was taken
1979: Iranian Revolution, Islamist revolution that desired to usher in a new Islamist Era. USA #1 enemy
1980s: Iran-Iraq war, iraq tried to invade Iran. ended in a tie with 1-2 million deaths. Half of Iraqis are Shiites