Colonies Become New Nations

Independence movements swept through Africa and Asia at the end of WWII

Who is Mohandas Gandhi? Gandhi had been practicing civil

disobedience/nonviolence in retaliation of British colonialism in India (foreign influence) Salt March

Helped India gain independence

How well did Muslims and Hindus get along in India?

Disliked each other and were fighting for political power (religious conflict)

Both feared each other being in power and being harsh to the other group

“The only thing the Muslim has in common with the Hindu is his slavery to the British”

How did they solve the problem?

Partition of India Only safe solution Britain saw to prevent

as much conflict as possible The territory is split in two:

India: Hindu Pakistan: Muslim

Partition of India

How well did the migrations to the new territories go?

Caused millions to move to new areas Each religious group began killing each

other as they moved to their new nations 1 million died Gandhi pleaded for the violence to stop but

was killed by a Hindu extremist who thought he was being too nice to the Muslims

Battle for Kashmir 1948-49 Muslims and Hindus fought over the

small region of Kashmir Piece of land between Pakistan and India Hindu ruler but the majority of the

population were Muslim Result: Fighting continued until the

UN arranged a cease fired in 1949 Split up the territory but still fight over it

today (Great Example of continuing RELIGIOUS CONFLICT!!!!!)

Modern India Became the world’s largest democracy!!! Process of becoming democratic has been slow

Issues with overpopulation/ successful in producing enough crops food so far

Caste system outlawed but still impacts daily life through what jobs people can get (Gap between tradition and the law)

Continuing religious conflicts Threat of nuclear conflict w/Pakistan

Both have become nuclear powers Continuing struggle for Kashmir could spark a nuclear

conflict between the bitter enemies

Female Leaders

Indira Gandhi: India Benazir Bhutto: Pakistan

Significance: became important national leaders in nations in which women have not traditionally had equal opportunities

History of Pakistan

History of Pakistan

1947: Started off as a divided country West P: province of Punjab East P: became known as Bangladesh

West dominated the government of Pakistan even though the east had a larger population West created economic opportunities in

their own territory but not in the east

East Pakistan Breaks Away

East struggled and remained in poverty Was difficult to trade with the west due

to India being in the middle

East announced their independence from Pakistan under the new name of Bangladesh

West Pakistan was furious and attempted to put down the movement

East Pakistan Breaks Away

India took the Bengalis side and helped them to win their independence

Significance: West Pakistan becomes known as Pakistan and acknowledged the existence of the creation of Bangladesh in 1971

Modern Bangladesh

Has struggled with many challenges One of the world’s poorest and most

crowded countries! EX: their population is more than half as

large as the United States but is only the size of Alabama!

Environmental Problems Devastating floods and tropical storms

What is the main point?

Even though Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh gained their Independence from Britain they are still struggling to achieve stability Assassination of leaders Religious conflict Nuclear threat

Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence

Impact of WWII

Japan had seized most of southeast Asia from the European nations that had controlled the area for years

Defeat of Japan in the war would cause them to be forced out

Southeast Asian territories refused to go back under European colonial rule and pushed for independence

Independence Achieved Philippines became the first in 1946

Given by the U.S. Make a deal to allow the U.S. to keep

their naval base there (important location due to the cold war)

Burma (Myanmar) gains independence from Britain Ruled by a harsh military government

that refuses to accept the democratic changes the public wants

Malaysia and Singapore

Both have achieved independence and economic prosperity

Singapore has one of the busiest ports in the world that has helped them to grow rich. (high standard of living)

Indonesian Independence

Win it from the Dutch (Netherlands) Attempted to build a democratic

nation but were unsuccessful Struggle economically

Harsh military dictatorship emerges Several human rights violations and little

religious freedom Annex East Timor (harsh towards them)

East Timor Poorly treated but never gave up on

their fight for freedom Indonesian soldiers put down an

independence movement slaughtering hundreds and force thousands to flee to West Timor

Result: UN gets involved and brings peace and helped East Timor achieve their independence

Conflicts in the Middle East

Division of Palestine after WWII made the Middle East a hotbed of competing nationalist movements that have caused friction that still exist today.

Israel Becomes a State Palestine holds religious significance to the

Muslims, Christians, and Jews Split into Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip

Jews claimed the land from when they ruled the area of Jerusalem 3,000 years ago

Palestinians (both Muslim and Christian) said it was their land since they drove the Jews out in 135 AD.

Arabs believed it was their land from their conquests in the 7th century

Significance: Creation of the state/country of Israel was a controversial issue

Why did Israel become a state? After being forced out of Palestine in the 2nd century the Jewish

population could not find a place to live and establish their own state Forced to live in numerous countries

Dispersal is known as the Diaspora Began to return to Palestine and demand their own state in

the 19th and 20th century Strongly opposed by the Palestinians creating hostility

between the two End of WWII, UN voted to settle the issue with a partition

creating two separate states Jerusalem would be an international city controlled by neither

state Sympathy for the Jews from the Holocaust played a factor in

the partition

Israel and Arab State Conflict

Day after it became a state, 6 Islamic neighbors invaded Israel!

Significance: a series of wars would result in the creation of Israel and it remains a hotspot still today The state that was suppose to be

Palestine never formed and is controlled by several Arab states

Taking Palestinian Land

Egypt took the Gaza strip Jordan took the West Bank of the

Jordan River Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel

Nasser seized control of the Suez Canal from the British Wanted to gain control of vital resources

Arab-Israeli Wars Continue Continued to fight one another

exchanging control of territories back and forth

Yom Kippur War Egyptian President Anwar Sadat planned a

joint attack by the Arab states on Israel on Yom Kippur (Jewish Holiday)

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir launched a counter attack to regain the territory

Results: both sides eventually came to a truce

PLO

Palestine Liberation Organization Palestinians struggled for recognition

with all the fighting between the Israel and the Arab states

Formed to push for their formation of an independent state

Radicals emerged as the leaders and felt armed struggle was the only way to achieve success

Yasser Arafat Became leader of the

PLO 60s & 70s: PLO carried

out numerous attacks against Israel under his leadership

Some Arab neighbors supported the PLO’s goals and allowed them to operate from their lands

Attempts at Peace 1977: Anwar Sadat (Egyptian President)

shocked the world by extending a hand of peace to Israel In exchange for peace, Israel would recognize

the rights of Palestinians and return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt

Camp David Accords Jimmy Carter guided the peace agreement

between Egypt and Israel Significance: Egypt became the first Arab

state to recognize the state of Israel

Israeli & Palestinian Tensions Increase

PLO and Israelis continued to fight armed conflicts on the West Bank and Gaza Strip (lands controlled by Israel)

Intifada (Uprising): expressed their frustrations through civil disobedience Boycotts, demonstrations, attacks on Israeli

soldiers

Oslo Peace Accords: Israel gave the Palestinians self rule in the Gaza Strip and West Bank

Central Asia Struggles Main Idea:

Lands controlled or influenced by the Soviet Union struggle with the challenges of establishing new nations.

Freedom Brings New Challenges

15 nations gained their independence with the fall of the Soviet Union

Have struggled economically and are some of the poorest countries in the world today!

Depend on the single crop of cotton (white gold) because the soviets changed all of their farmlands into cotton fields

Fighting among various ethnic and religious groups has increased the instability

History of Afghanistan small nation that is mostly desert and

mountainous One of the least developed nations in the world Mostly farmers or herders Strategic land next to the Indian Ocean that the

British and Russians wanted and fought over in the 1800s (Age of Imperialism)

Gained independence in 1919 1964: attempted to make democratic reforms

but they failed to develop

Soviets Invade Afghanistan Afghanistan tried to remain Neutral

during the cold war Received aid from both superpowers Being so close to the Soviets, they could

not hold up against the force of communism

Radical group with strong ties to the soviets seized control of the country

Many disliked the ideas of communism and felt they conflicted with the teachings of Islam

Pushing Out The Soviets Opposition to the soviets formed the

mujahedeen (holy warriors) Took up arms and fought the soviet supported

govt. Forced the Soviet Union to step in and brought in

soldiers and their superior weapons (1979) Outcome: Afghan rebels used the land, guerilla

warfare, and U.S. financial and military aid to force the Soviets out in a bloody 10 year war

Taliban Rebel groups began battling each other for

power Taliban: conservative Islamic group won control World view of the Taliban was positive at first as

it brought order but their extreme following of Islamic law brought problems Women not allowed an education/job Censorship of media Violations of laws brought beatings and executions Role in Terrorism is final blow to their credibility

Fall of Taliban Western leaders accused the Taliban of

allowing terrorist groups to train in their country Provided protection for Bin Laden whose Al-Qaeda

organization is responsible for numerous attacks on the west (9/11)

U.S demanded Taliban turn over Bin Laden Their refusal led to the U.S invading Afghanistan in

2001 and taking down the Taliban Future will be difficult as the region is very diverse

making it difficult to be unified and stable