World History Spine · Modern
Decolonization
How European empires that ruled much of the world in 1945 dissolved within three decades: India and partition, Indonesia, Ghana and the 'Year of Africa', Algeria and Kenya's wars, Suez, Bandung and non-alignment, the Cold War, and post-colonial challenges.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Empires & colonialism; World War II. Next: The Cold War; The digital age & globalization. Sources: Jan Jansen & Jürgen Osterhammel, *Decolonization: A Short History* (2017); UN membership data; Crash Course World History #40.Next: 1. Why after 1945?