Colonization and Decolonization Flashcard

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What is the term for the act of taking control of a foreign area?

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Colonization

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What is the term for the act of ending colonization?

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Decolonization

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What event weakened the powers of European nations leading to decolonization?

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WWII

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What was a "nationalist movement" in the context of the decolonization?

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A political movement to form an independent nation

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What is Anti-colonialism?

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The philosophy of being opposed to colonialism

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During which century did more people start to promote anti-colonial ideas?

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20th century

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What international organization supported decolonization?

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The United Nations

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Why did the Cold War speed up the process of decolonization? Options: The US and European Nations wanted to encourage their colonies to become independent but stay in the US/W. Europe's sphere of influence, The Cold War actually prevented the process of decolonization, The US and W. Europe was preoccupied with the Cold War and did not have resources for their colonies, The US and European Nations wanted to encourage their colonies to become independent but stay in the US/E. Europe's sphere of influence

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The US and European Nations wanted to encourage their colonies to become independent but stay in the US/W. Europe's sphere of influence

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What was a consequence of European countries being low on money after WWII?

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Difficulty in maintaining colonies

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What type of movements were also present during the time of nationalist movements?

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Armed independence movements