Colonial Independence Flashcards
(47 cards)
Following WWII, the traditional colonial powers of ___
Europe and Japan were bankrupt
As the aftermath of the war unfolded, it became clear that these nations could no longer afford to ___
maintain their colonies abroad
With the Cold War being waged, the question arose:
would colonies choose democracy or communism
The Middle East
The Middle East
-Since World War I, the Middle east had been divided and ruled by Europe’s Mandate system
-Britain-Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq
-France-Algeria, Lebenon, Syria Italy-Somaliland (Simolia)
Somolia will gain independence with
Italy’s defeat during World War II
Both ___ and ___ announced that they would be leaving their mandates
Britain
France
Problems will arise for ___ and their ___
British
mandates
During World War I, Britain had promised Arabs in Palestine and Zionist in Europe an
independent homeland
Starting in 1917, a small population of European Jews (Zionist) began buying land from ___
Palestanian owners and moving into the area
The Jewish population in Palistine remained ___
small until 1945
In 1948, violence was beginning to erupt between ___
Jews and arabs
Hoping to prevent violence after leaving, the British divided Jewish and Arabs sections of Palistine
-Partition
Syria, Lebanon+, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia were angered by the creation of a non-Muslim country in the middle east, and vowed to ___
to help Palestanians drive out Jews.
As British soldiers left the area, war erupted between Jewish
setters and arabs
They created a new country in the region
-Isreal
-Palestinians who aided invading Arab armies fled or will be expelled
Israel seized the Gaza strip
The Suez Crisis
The Six Days War
Israel seized the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights and Jeruselum
Israel defeats another invasion attempted by Arab Forces
The Kom Kippler War
The Arab-Israeli Conflict will be intertwined with the cold war
-Israel backed by U.S, U.K, and other democratic countries
-Arab nations backed by U.S.S.R
Israel prevails in every major war against the Arabs, but struggles with___
Arab populations that come under Israeli control
Today, this conflict remains bitter, with many Arab countries refusing to recognize Israel, and Palestenians in Israel fighting for an independent state
-Palestinian Liberation organization
-Hamas
While the Europeans left their colonies in the Middle East, they also began leaving colonies in Africa
-1957-Ghana
-1958-Guinea
-1960-West African countries had achieved independence
In Kenya, an independent movement began led by
Jomo Kanyatta
