DECOLONIZATION

DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA

Decolonization of Africa After 1945

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Of all political developments witnessed in the twentieth century decolonization of colonial Asia and Africa is arguably the most significant . Prior to the First World War , history gravitated around Europe and Europeans . European seafarers , merchants , and soldiers had set foot on all continents and had acquired territories in the Americas Asia , Australia , and Africa . In the period between the two world wars and in the couple of decades following the Second World War , Europe

br found its grip on its colonies in Asia and Africa loosening rapidly . As Europe 's political and military influence on the colonies waned , the process of decolonization got underway as African countries gained independence one after the other and started running their own political , military and economic machines . Scholars have observed that decolonization was most aggressive between 1945 and 1960 . According to Garoupa Gata (2000 , the scope and speed of the dismantling of the European colonial empires were unforeseen ' Several historical developments played an important role in setting the angle and pace of the decolonization process

Some of the most important historical developments which brought about the rapid decolonization were the two world wars , more important being World War II . The First World War was fought between 1914 and 1919 . The Second World War took place between 1939 and 1945 , leading to the loss of millions of lives . Not even the countries which were not involved in the war directly escaped the effects...