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AP World History Chapter 29
Decolonization
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The Colonial Divisions of Africa and the Emergence of New Nations
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The Partition of South Asia: The Formation of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka
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The Population Bomb Population control difficult cultural factors
high mortality rates
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Parasitic Cities and Endangered Ecosystems
Towns Slums become permanent towns parasitic
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Women's Subordination and the Nature of Feminist Struggles in the Postcolonial Era
Indira Gandhi Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India. The World's second longest serving female Prime Minister as of She was the first woman to become prime minister in India. Corazon Aquino The 11th President of the the Philippines and the first women to hold that. She led the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. She was named "Woman of the Year" in 1986 by Time Benazir Bhutto 11 Prime Minister of Pakistan and founder of the Pakistan People’s Party.
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Charismatic Populists and One-Party Rule
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana Soviet support Cocoa, cash crop Deposed, 1966
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Military Responses: Dictatorships and Revolutions
Muslim Brotherhood Hasan al-Banna Free Officers, 1930s Nationalistic Gamal Abdul Nasser Allied with Muslim Brotherhood Nasser Land redistribution Free education Food staples regulated Forced British from Canal zone Israel Six-Day War, 1967 Anwar Sadat Negotiations with Israel Hosni Mubarak
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The Indian Alternative: Development for Some of the People
Indian National Congress Social reform Economic development Democracy Civil rights Jawaharlal Nehru 1st Indian Prime Minister Green Revolution Agrarian Reform Private investment
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Iran: Religious Revivalism and the Rejection of the West
Pahlavi shahs Modernization Alienates religious leaders Overthrown by Khomeini, 1978 Ayatollah Khomeini Similar to Mahdi The Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for seven, nine or nineteen years before the Day of Judgment, the Day of Resurrection) and will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny. Radical reform Sharia law Opposition suppressed Women more restricted War with Iraq 1988, peace
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South Africa: The Apartheid State and Its Demise
Nationalist Party Opposition, 1960s Afrikaner 1948 elections Economic, political pressure, 1980s Afrikaner rule Mandela freed, 1990 Independence, 1960 Elections, 1994 Apartheid Mandela president complete separation African National Congress outlawed Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko
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Comparisons of Emerging Nations Patterns
Some reflect traditions Depends on continuity of native culture
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East Asia in the Postwar Settlements
Korea divided Russian, American zone Taiwan Chinese occupation Chiang Kai-shek Japan occupied by United States Postwar decolonization U.S. loses Philippines Dutch: Indonesia British: Malaya
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Japanese Recovery American occupation ends, 1952 Democratization
women get the vote unions encouraged Shintoism disestablished land redistribution new constitution modified, 1963 Liberal Democratic Party, 1955
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Korea: Intervention and War
North Korea communist Kim Il-Sung, to 1994 South Korea Syngman Rhee parliamentary government North invades South, 1950 U.S. leads UN effort China supports North Korea 1953, armistice or cease fire.
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Emerging Stability in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore
Guomindang retreats to Taiwan U.S. Support Hong Kong British colony Chinese control, 1997 Singapore independence, 1965
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Japan, Incorporated Japan's Distinctive Political and Cultural Style
Liberal Democrat Party, corruption raises questions Cultural continuity Hiraoka Kimitoke Nationalist The Economic Surge Company unions cooperation between management, labor Women traditional attitudes Popular culture Western influence
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The Korean Miracle South Korea Chung-hee, 1961-1979
military loses power more open press, political action new companies Hyundai
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Taiwan Rapid economic growth More contact with China, other neighbors
Death of Chiang Kai-shek, 1978 Gap narrows between China and Taiwan
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Singapore Similar to Taiwan Lee Kuan Yew Authoritarian rule
Returned to China, 1997
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The Pacific Rim: Common culture
Group loyalty stronger than individualism Confucianism important in economic development Benefit from Japanese influence Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia follow
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Mao’s China Rise of Communist China Long March Communism popular
Mao gaining power by 1945 Defeat of Japan, 1949 Communists ascendant Land reform First five-year plan, 1953 Mass Line approach, 1955 Agricultural cooperatives Farming through collectives from 1956 Purge of intellectuals, 1957
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The Great Leap Backward
The Great Leap Forward, 1958 based on peasant communes peasants un-cooperative famine ended by 1960 Mao no longer state chairman still head of Central Committee replaced by pragmatists Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoui, Deng Xiaoping
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"Women Hold Up Half of the Heavens"
Communist promising legal equality Work outside the home opportunities increase
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Mao's Last Campaign and the Fall of the Gang of Four
Cultural Revolution, 1965 Zhou Enlaiinto, seclusion Liu Shaoqui, killed Deng Xiaoping, imprisoned The Cultural Revolution ended, 1968
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Revolution in Vietnam
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Mexico and the 20th Century
Mexican Dictator who almost allowed free democratic elections. Cast his political opponent into jail. Porfirio Diaz
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Pancho Villa Leader of the Northern Resistance
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“It is better to die on you feet than to live on your knees” ~ Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Leader of the Southern Resistance “Tierra y Libertad” “Land and Bread” “It is better to die on you feet than to live on your knees” ~ Zapata
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Alvaro Obregon Ended the Civil War Used Modern Military Tactics
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Culture & Politics -Diego Rivera -Cristeros -PRI -NAFTA
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Getulio Vargas: Brazil
-Admired Mussolini & the Fascist ideas -Imposed a constitution in 1937 -Eventually sided with the Allies in WWII (1942) -Gained important industrial, technological and military aid from the US -Deposed in 1945 but remained in and out of politics till his suicide in 1954
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Juan & Eva Peron: Argentina
Populist support Eva (Evita) was popular among the poor and working classes Authoritarian regime Openly admired Hitler & Mussolini but did not join WWII In and out of politics until his death in 1974
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-United Fruit Company & other foreign interests clashed with Guatemala’s new mildly socialist government. -USA backs a rebel force to topple “Communists” 1954
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Cuban Revolution
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Fulgencio Batista Rebel leaders Che Guevara & Fidel Castro
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Liberation Theology- Catholic Theology Combined with socialist principles.
Military Dictatorships- Authoritarian, Pro-USA regimes marked by opposition to Communism but corrupt & oppressive.
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Salvador Allende Augusto Pinochet
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Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega: US Ally to US Prisoner 1989
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Resurgent Democracy 1990s-2000s
Lula: Brasil Chavez: Venezuela Morales: Bolivia
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U.S. Military Interventions, 1898-2000
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NAFTA The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. In terms of combined GDP of its members, as of 2010 the trade bloc is the largest in the world.
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