Section outline

  • THEMATIC FOCUS

    Governance GOV
    A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVE

    Unit 8: Learning Objective F
    Compare the processes by which various peoples pursued independence after 1900.

    HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

    KC-6.2.II.A
    Nationalist leaders and parties in Asia and Africa sought varying degrees of autonomy within or independence from imperial rule.

    KC-6.2.I.C
    After the end of World War II, some colonies negotiated their independence, while others achieved independence through armed struggle.

    KC-6.2.II.B
    Regional, religious, and ethnic movements challenged colonial rule and inherited imperial boundaries. Some of these movements advocated for autonomy.