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Unit 7 Chapter 39 & 40: the End of empire

Unit 7 Chapter 39 & 40: the End of empire. AP World History – Kimberly Zerbst. What are we learning today?. Pan-Arabism Zionism in Palestine – displacement of Palestinians Anti-Apartheid movement in S. Africa Social developments, cultural changes, intellectual trends

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Unit 7 Chapter 39 & 40: the End of empire

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  1. Unit 7 Chapter 39 & 40: the End of empire AP World History – Kimberly Zerbst

  2. What are we learning today? • Pan-Arabism • Zionism in Palestine – displacement of Palestinians • Anti-Apartheid movement in S. Africa • Social developments, cultural changes, intellectual trends • Independence for Africa • Independence for Asia • Latin American “independence” • Ronald Regan & Margaret Thatcher • Coca-Cola • New Economic Institutions

  3. Pan-Arabism Islamic resurgence Palestinians Iran-Iraq War

  4. Transnational movement – Pan Arabism • Sought to unite people based on religion as a basis for culture rather than national boundaries • Can you think of other transnational movements that try to consolidate people based on ideas rather than national boundaries?

  5. Islamic resurgence • OPEC (66% of world’s oil) • Fundamental Islam • Destabilization because of the Arab/Israeli conflict • Cold war superpower competition • Dictatorships

  6. Zionism in Palestine • Israeli Statehood – May 14, 1948 • Arab opposition to statehood

  7. Palestine

  8. Africa after Colonialism S. African Anti-Apartheid movement Independence movements Nassar in Egypt

  9. Anti-Apartheid movement • 1948 general election • 1952 African National congress begins peaceful resistance against “whites only” park benches • 1953 Bantu Education Act • 1956 Mandela arrested • 1959 Bantustans created • 1962 Mandel arrested again (Life in Prison) • 1974 S. African loses UN membership • 1985 Steven Van Zandt, U2, Paul Simon all make music for Anti-Apartheid • 1990 Mandela released • 1994 Mandela becomes president

  10. Asia after Colonialism Vietnam Cultural revolution in China Tiananmen Square Indian democracy

  11. Latin & South America “after colonialism” Argentina Guatemala Nicaragua

  12. Checking for Understanding • Pan-Arabism is an example of what kind of movement. • Give other examples of transnational movements from history • Whose claim to Israel is more valid, Muslim Palestinians or Jewish Israelis? • Give evidence that could prove that de-colonization was rarely smooth.

  13. Reagan, Thatcher, Gorbachev

  14. Coca-Cola

  15. Coca Cola statistics

  16. New Economic Institutions • IMF • World Bank • WTO

  17. New Religions • New Age Religions • Hare Krishna • Falun Gong • Are these religions syncretic?

  18. Putting it ALL together • Do you think there will every be another non-syncretic form of religion in the future? • Using your knowledge of past religious, migratory, economic, social, or political history (or any other kind of history) write a thesis statement that would adequately answer that question in three groupings.

  19. The End…

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