Toward Freedom: Struggles for Independence

The End of Empire in World History  Imperial breakup was a new concept  Fall of many Empires in 20 th Century

Explaining African and Asian Independence  Explanations for decolonization  Independence was contested everywhere

Comparing Freedom Struggles: India and South Africa

The Case of India: Ending British Rule  Before 1900, few people thought of themselves as “Indians”  British rule prompted a growing sense of identity

The Case of India: Ending British Rule  1885: Establishment of the Indian National Congress (INC)

The Case of India: Ending British Rule  The role of Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948)  Gandhi embraced efforts to mobilize women

The Case of India: Ending British Rule  Not everyone agreed with Gandhi  Jawaharlal Nehru  Muhammad Ali Jinnah  Independence in 1947 created two countries

The Case of South Africa: Ending the Apartheid  Background  White population split between  British descendants  Dutch descendants – Afrikaners (Boers)

The Case of South Africa: Ending the Apartheid  By the early 1900s, South Africa had a mature industrial economy  Issue of race was overwhelmingly prominent

The Case of South Africa: Ending the Apartheid  1912 African National Congress (ANC) founded  Underground nationalist leaders turned to sabotage and assassination

The Case of South Africa: Ending the Apartheid  Growing international pressure  Negotiations began in the late 1980s

The Case of South Africa: Ending the Apartheid  1994: National elections brought the ANC to power