Intro to Decolonization

Question 1

What was Decolonization?

Answer 1

Decolonization is the period after World War II in which the nations of Africa and Asia finally gained independence from the European (Western) nations that controlled
them.

Question 2

Nationalist leaders of Decolonization
(loyal/devoted to their people and nation)

Answer 2

• Mohandas Gandhi
• Kwame Nkrumah,
• Jomo Kenyatta,
• Nelson Mandela,
• Ho Chi Minh