World History Unit 6

1. World History Unit 6 Unit Topics: Independence Movements; regional social, economic, and political developments since 1945”, Wars and Advancing Technology SOLs: WHII 1a,b,c,d,e; 13 b,c; 15 a,b,c and embedded SOL REVIEW!!!!

2. WH II 14:REVIEW INDIA!!! The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of independence movements and development efforts by • describing the struggles for self-rule, including Gandhi’s leadership in India and the development of India’s democracy • describing Africa’s achievement of independence, including Jomo Kenyatta’s leadership of Kenya and Nelson Mandela’s • describing the end of the mandate system and the creation of states in the Middle East, including the roles of Golda Meir and Gamal Abdul Nasser.

3. India: Independence • What do you know about each of the following: • Hinduism: • Islam: • Gandhi: • Nehru: • Jinnah: • Indira Gandhi:

4. Independence for India • British policies and the demand for self rule led to the rise of Indian Independence movements, which resulted in the creation of new states in the Indian sub continent. • What were the British policies? • Who made demands for independence? • What methods did they use?

5. GEOGRAPHY of “India” on a map • Find on the Indian sub-continent: • Area called “British India” • The Republic of India, a democratic nation that developed after independence • Pakistan (formerly WEST Pakistan) • Bangladesh (formerly EAST Pakistan) • Sri Lanka (formerly CEYLON)

6. Independence in Africa: • describe Africa’s achievement of independence, including Jomo Kenyatta’s leadership of Kenya and Nelson Mandela’s • Jomo Kenyatta • Nelson Mandela • Other independence leaders: (see chart)

7. African Independence: • POST WWII Independence due to: • “Right to self-determination” is part of the UN Charter • Increasing pride in African cultures and heritage • Resentment toward imperial rule and economic exploitation • Loss of colonies by Great Britain, France, Belgium and Portugal • Influence of the post-WWII superpower rivalry during the COLD WAR

8. Independence in Africa West vs. East • WEST Africa = PEACFUL • EAST Africa = VIOLENT

10. African Independence • Revolutions were both peaceful AND violent • WEST Africa = mostly peaceful (Ghana) • Algeria : War for Independence from France= (VIOLENT) • EAST Africa = many VIOLENT revolutions • Kenya= VIOLENT (Jomo Kenyatta, Mau-Mau, etc.) • South Africa = VIOLENT also • APARTHEID (racial segregation was a big problem and led to international outcry to end it) • Nelson Mandela’s leadership was crucial

11. African Independence: JOMO KENYATTA Kenya (British colony)

12. African Independence:Nelson Mandela • South Africa (Dutch, then British colony) • VIOLENT • British fought Dutch farmers known as BOERS • British fought ZULU tribe, led by Shaka ZULU

13. African Independence:Kwame Nkrumah • Ghana (Gold Coast): British colony

14. African Independence: Mau-Mau • Kenya (British colony) • VIOLENT

15. African Independence:IdiAmin • Uganda—British colony • VIOLENT!

16. African Independence: Mobutu SeseSeko • ZAIRE (Belgian colony) • Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo after SeseSeko was overthrown

17. African Independence: Robert Mugabe • Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) • Named after Cecil Rhodes (a British imperialist)

18. African Independence:Ian Smith* • Rhodesia (before it became “Zimbabwe”) --British colony

19. African Independence: F.W.de Klerk*

20. See page 704 in the book!

21. Middle East: describe the end of the mandate system and the creation of states in the Middle East, including the roles of Golda Meir and Gamal Abdul Nasser. • Review: Colonialism, Berlin Conference, religion, WW I and WWII, Holocaust, establishment of Israel, and related events

22. Middle East: Peace and Conflict • Nationalism and the mandate system after WWI (REVIEW!) • UN decision to END the mandate system after WWII • Religious conflicts cause TENSION and violence • Economic development and the tension between modernization and westernization • Arab-Israeli Dispute (ongoing) • Egypt and the Suez Canal (Suez Crisis)

23. Middle East: Peace and Conflict • Mandates (after WWI) to know and find on a map: • FRENCH = Syria and Lebanon • BRITISH = Jordan (called Transjordan) and Palestine (part became independent as the State of Israel in 1948) • Can you discuss part of the HISTORY and culture of the mandates before, during and after the mandate era?

24. Middle East: Golda Meir • Prime minister of Israel* • led Israel (after initial setbacks) to victory in the Yom Kippur War* • Strong support of the United States

25. Israel’s position is vulnerable in the Middle East

26. Middle East: Gamal Abdul NASSER • President of Egypt • Nationalized the Suez Canal (took it from British control) • Established a relationship with the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Built the Aswan High Dam

27. Gamal Abdul NASSER • founder of the so-called “Non-Aligned Movement” ( India and Yugoslavia) • developed close relations with the Soviet Union. • USSR its satellites became chief source of military equipment and financial aid, beginning with a massive arms deal with Czechoslovakia in 1955. • May of 1967, Nasser expelled UN peacekeepers from the Sinai peninsula and announced a blockade of the Straits of Tiran to Israel-bound shipping. (Openly declares he wants to destroy Israel)

28. Key “wars” to remember about Israel and its neighbors • 1948: State of Israel is created • Immediately invaded by : Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria • Suez Crisis (Nasser in Egypt) and later the Six Day War 1967 • 1973 Yom Kippur War (vs. Egypt and Syria)

29. Six Day War • the third major Arab-Israeli conflict — was in a sense a continuation of the first two wars. Broadly speaking, the causes of the fighting in 1967 overlapped with the causes of fighting in 1948 (Arab rejection of Israel) and 1956 (continued rejectionism and an Egyptian blockade of shipping to Israel). • Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan were the key players

30. Middle East Conflict as part of the COLD WAR: • Geopolitical aspects of Six Day War 1967: • As American relations with Egypt soured, the Soviet Union stepped up its influence in the Arab world, working to build (pro-Soviet) Arab unity by focusing Arab attention on their common enemy, Israel • USA tries to get Israel to “hold off” and never strike first. USA provides intelligence to assist Israel make every strike count when they have to

31. Middle East: Yasir Arafat • Committed soldier against state of Israel • Head of the PLO (independent nationalist organization) • By 1988, he “renounces” violence and by 1993 signs Oslo Peace Accords with Rabin…. • BUT, a new intifada begins 2000…. • …Arafat dies in 2004

32. Oslo Peace Accords,1993 • TERMS for Palestinians were to include: • Self rule in West Bank & Gaza Strip (find those on the map) • renunciation of terrorism (STOP being terrorists!) • Recognize Israel’s right to exist”

33. Middle East: Yitzak Rabin • Gets a Nobel Peace Prize with Arafat • Assassinated by a Jewish student

34. Middle East: Ayatollah Khomeini • Installed after 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran • US embassy was raided and US hostages held until 1980

35. SEE PAGE 713 in the book!

36. As of 12-6-12, this is as far as the “new 2012” notes go.……“To BE CONTINUED”

37. Review the following world leaders who made major contributions to events in the second half of the twentieth century • Country? • Religion? • Notable cultural features? • Relationship with USA & USSR during Cold War Era? • Current Events?

38. Indira Gandhi: • From India • Closer relationship between India and the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Developed nuclear program

39. Margaret Thatcher • British prime minister • Free trade and less government regulation of business • Close relationship with United States and U.S. foreign policy • Assertion of United Kingdom’s military power

40. Mikhail Gorbachev & Ronald Reagan • Glasnost(“openness”= free speech, press) and perestroika (“restructuring” of the Soviet economy: market, free enterprise with some private business) • Last “president” of Soviet Union

41. Deng Xiaoping • Reformed Communist China’s economy to a market economy leading to rapid economic growth • Continued communist control of government

43. Asia in Transition: China after WW II • Division of China into two nations at the end of WWII (Taiwan and People’s Republic of China) • Communist China participated in Korean Conflict on North Korea’s side • Modern leadership of DENG XIAOPENG/REFORMS ECONOMY

44. China after Mao: DENG XIAOPING • Reformed communist economy to market economy leading to RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH • Continued Communist control of the government • Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 • Died 1997

45. Asia in Transition: Southeast Asia and the struggle to establish democratic gov’t • Colonial heritage • Ethnic and religious conflict

46. Asia in Transition: Japan and the “ASIAN TIGERS” • These areas have created successful industrial economies and are the new “powerhouses” of the global economy • Japan • South Korea • Singapore • Hong Kong

47. Can you identify the nations of Asia and Southeast Asia and discuss the religion and histories of those nations?

48. IMPORTANT “End of the Semester Items” to wrap it all up: • Terrorism & Global Security concerns • Global economy • Technology and Communications Revolution • Energy and “Green” Info • The FUTURE

49. “Analyze the increasing impact of TERRORISM” • What is terrorism? • What causes terrorism? • What are some EXAMPLES of terrorist activities? • How has terrorism affected both developed and developing nations?

50. Terrorism: • “the use of violence and threats to intimidate and coerce for political reasons” • RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM is a major cause • Another cause is the inability to “deal” with inequities in social, cultural or economic systems in a terrorist’s homeland