AP World History: Modern / Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900–present)
8.5 Decolonization After 1900
Notes
Independence came through negotiation (India 1947, Ghana 1957) or armed struggle (Algeria, Vietnam, Kenya). Partition of India and Pakistan caused violence and mass migration.
Practice
India gained independence in:
Partition.
Algeria won independence from France through:
1954–1962.
Ghana, led by Kwame Nkrumah, became independent in:
First in sub-Saharan Africa.
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