Africans Resist Colonial Rule

After World War I, many Africans who had fought on behalf of their colonial rulers felt that they

had earned more rights. Instead, they were suppressed and segregated from the white

community. In South Africa, the system of apartheid led to a nationalist movement and a political

party known as the ANC.

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Witness History Audio: An Africa Protests Colonialism

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Nationalism and “Africa for Africans”

Pan-Africanism became a popular movement in the 1920s. French-speaking writers in West Africa

and the Caribbean inspired pride in Africans through the negritude movement. In 1922, Egypt was

the first to be granted independence, although Britain still controlled Egypt’s monarchy.

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Turkey and Persia Modernize

After World War I, Turkey and Persia both struggled to become truly independent nations. Turkish

ruler Atatürk and Persian ruler Reza Khan took steps to separate religion from government and to

introduce Western ways. Others felt that Islam should play a larger role in these states.

Arab Nationalism and the Middle East

When gasoline-powered engines came into widespread use, the oil of the Middle East became

more valuable. A Pan-Arabism movement grew to unite Arab peoples and keep their lands free

from foreign domination. Arabs felt betrayed by the results of the Paris Peace Conference and

mistrusted the West. They were also angered by British and Zionist attempts to set up a Jewish

homeland in Palestine.

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Geography Interactive: The Middle East, 1920s

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