1. Independence Movements in the Post-War World

2. Essential Questions How did the concept of nationalism influence independence movements around the world? How did World War II and the Cold War impact independence movements around the world? What methods did national leaders use to achieve independence?

3. Africa Kenya Jomo Kenyatta Mau Mau Gold Coast (Ghana) Kwame Nkrumah South Africa Nelson Mandela F. W. DeKlerk Truth & Reconciliation Desmond Tutu

4. China The Great Leap Forward The Cultural Revolution Red Guards

5. Palestine (Israel) Zionism Balfour Declaration Mandate System Ben-Gurion Holocaust 1948 – Israel 1967 – Six Day War

6. Vietnam French Indochina – Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam Geneva Conference – 1954 Ngo Dinh Diem, Ho Chi Minh Viet Cong Victory and Unification - 1975

7. Latin America Independence from European ownership 1830 – Monroe Doctrine Economic Imperialism Dollar Diplomacy Good Neighbor – “Alliance for Progress” Banana Republics CIA & covert operations

8. India Indian National Congress 1919 – Amritsar Massacre 1930 – Salt March 1930 – Muslim League – Jinnah 1947 – Independence, India and Pakistan