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Descolonization and “Third World - Coggle Diagram
Descolonization and “Third World
Skill:Compare the content of anti-colonial struggles in developing countries and the foundation of new countries
A WORLDWIDE TREND
A large number of new independent states were formed, which became part of the UN
In some cases, it occurred with social mobilization and armed actions
The continent where decolonization had the greatest impact was Africa
INITIAL CONFLICTS
The anticolonial struggles for national liberation were supported, directly or indirectly, by the USSR and its allies
Internal ethnic and regional confrontations, economic interests of the former colonial metropolises or local groups generated conflicts in many of the nascent states
END OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
The Caribbean colonies also achieved their independence. Most of these remained as "domains", that is, with the formal figure of the Queen of England as head of state, as in the case of Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Together with its former colonies, it promoted the formation of the "British Community" (Commonwealth).
The Caribbean colonies also achieved their independence.
FRENCH COLONIAL CONFLICTS
But in Algeria there was a very violent conflict that shook the politics of France. Finally, France agreed to grant Algerian independence
The Japanese had occupied French Indochina and promoted nationalism
THIRD WORLD
This is how the Third World was one of the "fronts" of the Cold War and a space of ideological confrontation between communism and capitalism
The Third World grouped the poor countries that mainly occupied the south of the globe and concentrated the largest population with fewer resources
NON – ALLIED COUNTRIES
In the world positions arose that tried to maintain independence with respect to the two poles
These were developed countries that adopted socialist regimes, but without submitting to the Soviets, such as Yugoslavia, led by Josip Broz Tito
