1. Nationalism around the World

2. Africa
Middle East
Asia
Latin America

3. Africa
Black Africans who fought in World War I become more politically active
They organize reform movements then call for independence

4. Middle East
The decline of the Ottoman Empire results in the emergence of many new Arab states
Mandates:
Great Britain
Iraq
Palestine
Jordan
France
Syria
Lebanon

5. Latin America
After the Great Depression, Latin American countries work to become economically independent by creating new industries to produce goods that were former imported.

6. Asia Independence movement in India Communism spreads to China
Gandhi fights for Indian independence
Communism spreads to China
Mao Zedong uses Marxist ideas to reorganize China
Japan becomes militaristic
Militant forces take over Japan, society put on wartime status; Imperial Rule Assistance Association forms, calling for Japanese expansion abroad