Decolonization: The End of Empires HST 112 Ethan Pollock Lecture 20

Decolonization I. The Background 19 th century to 1939 II. The Postwar Setting III. The End of the British Empire in India IV. End of the French Empire in Indochina V. African Decolonization: North, West, East, South

I. The 19 th Century to 1939 A. Review: 19 th Century Imperialism B. The First World War, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Colonies C. The Great Depression and the Colonies

II. The Postwar Setting A. The Defeat of Old Colonialism B. Demographic Explosion C. The Cold War D. Roads to Modernization

III. The End of the British Empire in India A. Indian National Congress Between the World Wars Mohandas Gandhi B. Independence C. Nehru and the Indian Path to Modernization

IV. The End of the French Empire in Indochina A. Ho Chi Minh and the Independence Movement B. The War for Independence Dien Bien Phu – 1954 C. Divided Vietnam

V. African Decolonization A. Algeria and North Africa B. Ghana C. Belgian Congo D. South Africa -- Aparthaid