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Post-WW II De-Colonization

Learn about African nations gaining independence post-WWII, challenges faced by former colonies, and the path to modernization.

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Post-WW II De-Colonization

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  1. Post-WW II De-Colonization

  2. The Decline of the Colonial Powers

  3. AfricaProduced Many Newly-Independent Nations in a Very Short Time

  4. British Colonies Were Some of the First to Seek Independence because • Britain felt hypocritical about colonialism. • War left her weak and unable to afford colonies. • A New African educated middle class began to emerge in the cities.

  5. Ghana: First African State to Gain Independence

  6. Kwame Nkrumah Led the Former Gold Coastto Independence Educated abroad. Schoolteacher. Preached nonviolence. Used boycotts and strikes. Ultimately successful 1957.

  7. Ghana today still needs to modernize • Market inKumasi. • Sells shoes crafted from old automobile tires. • Sprawls across 25 dusty acres in ancientAshanti capital. • One of the largest marketplaces in West Africa.

  8. Kenya

  9. Kenyan Independence: 1963 • London educated Jomo Kenyatta provided strong nationalist leadership. • Mau Mau Rebellions made up of Kikuyufarmers weaken British settlers opposition.

  10. Senegal: Home of theNegritude Movement

  11. The Solitary Baobob Tree The national symbol of Senegal, baobab trees often mark burial sites and inspire the poetry of de-colonization…

  12. The old BelgianCongo, Formerly Zaire,Faces Many Challenges Today!

  13. Mobutu Sese Seko • Ruled 1965-1997. • Changed name to Zaire. • Left “a house that had been eaten by termites” NYTimes. • Reign described in 2002 documentary as an “African Tragedy.”

  14. Death in the Congo!

  15. Today the Congo IsExperiencing Punishing War! Michael Kamber for The New York Times About 5,000 people fleeing the ethnic warfare in and around Bunia, Congo, sought safety at a camp on Monday.

  16. Young Soldiers & a Victim

  17. Child Rebels A child fighter in a rebel group stands watch with a U.N. armored vehicle in Bunia, Congo, where there have been reports of rape and cannibalism.

  18. Angola 400 years: Portuguese are the first the arrive and the last to leave in 1975.

  19. Angola Left With Bitter Civil War Mateus Chitangenda, Fernando Chitala and Enoke Chisingi and their families have been displaced by war to the town of Kunhinga, in central Angola.

  20. Going to School A father walks his daughter to school in Kuito, Angola. All students in the town bring their own small benches to class.

  21. Nigeria Struggles WithEthnic & Religious Rivalries Nigerian Muslims welcome Sharia law. January 2000

  22. Sharia Law

  23. This adulterous woman was sentenced to death by stoning

  24. Woldwide attention has given her hope Amnesty International is campaigning against the stoning sentenceJuly 2002.

  25. Africa: 2000

  26. Health Statistics

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