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Indian African Independence Movements
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India
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Where did the Indian Independence Movement take
place?

• Indian sub-continent
• British India
• India
• Pakistan (former West Pakistan)
• Bangladesh (former East Pakistan)
• Sri Lanka (former Ceylon)

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Gandhi was known for civil disobedience and
passive resistance
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Political Division along Hindu/ Muslim lines,
Pakistan / India
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Africa
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Characteristics of African independence movements

• Right to self determination (U.N. charter
• Peaceful and violent revolutions after WWII
• Pride in African cultures and heritage
• Resentment toward imperial rule and economic
  exploitation
• Loss of colonies by Great Britain, France,
  Belgium, and Portugal
• Influence of superpower rivalry during Cold War

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Examples of African independence movements

• West Africa peaceful transition
• Algeria War for Independence from France
• Kenya violent struggle under leadership of
  Kenyatta against Great Britain
• South Africa Black Africans struggle against
  apartheid

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