decolonization

Examples of decolonization in the following topics:

• Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neo-Colonialism

  • After WWII, decolonization ended formal colonialism, but economic inequality has given rise to neocolonialism.
  • After World War II, colonial systems were dismantled in a process referred to as decolonization.
  • In part, decolonization was the result of independence movements in colonized territories.
  • Decolonization has had a significant impact on the economies of the newly formed states.
  • Explain the concepts of colonialism, decolonization and neocolonialism in terms of society and economic impact

• Colonialism and Neocolonialism

  • Decolonization outside the Americas lagged until after World War II.
  • In ideal cases, decolonized colonies were granted sovereignty, or the right to self-govern, becoming independent countries.
  • The term "neocolonialism" has been used to refer to a variety of contexts since the decolonization that took place after World War II.

• Monarchies and Liberal Democracies

  • The twentieth century saw a major escalation of this process, with many monarchies violently overthrown by revolution or war, or abolished as part of the process of decolonization.

• The United Nations

  • The UN also assisted with two decolonization programs during the Cold War.
  • In 1960, the UN sent ONUC to help facilitate the decolonization of the Congo from Belgian control.

• Postcolonial Discourse

  • In the definition and establishment of a post-colonial identity, the literature of the Anti-conquest narrative genre is the praxis of "indigenous decolonization", whereby writers explain, analyse, and transcend the personal and societal experiences of imperial subjugation, of having endured the imposed identity of "a colonial subject".

• Migration

  • It can be argued that even after decolonization, the economic dependence of former colonies still remains.

• Conclusion: Truman and the Beginning of the Cold War

  • The USSR and USA competed for influence in Latin America, and the decolonizing states of Africa and Asia.

• Spanish Exploration

  • Following the Age of Discovery and the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish Empire became the most powerful state in Europe: [Blue] Territories of the Portuguese empire during the Iberian Union (1580-1640); [Purple] Territories lost before or due to the Treaties of Utrecht-Baden (1713–1714); [Red] Territories lost before or during the Spanish American wars of independence (1808-1833); [Orange] Territories lost following the Spanish-American War (1898-1899); [Green] Territories granted independence during the Decolonization of Africa (1956-1976); [Brown] Current territories administered by Spain.