Decolonization & "The Third World"
A WorldWide Trend
French Colonial Conflicts
Initial Conflicts
End of the British Empire
Third World
Non - Allied Countries
"National liberation movements" were consolidated or formed in several places. The continent where decolonization had the greatest impact was Africa: social mobilization and armed actions
Examples:
CONGO: (Belgium colony ) a fight led by Patrice Lumumba
INDONESIA: achieved its independence thanks to a movement led by Sukarno.
Internal ethnic and regional confrontations,
economic interests of colonial metropolises or local groups generated conflicts in many states.
The social movements,
unions and peasant organizations
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resisted the colonial power
fought for independence &
socio-economic reforms,
were supported, directly or indirectly, by the USSR and its allies.
India, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Caribbean colonies became independent.
British African colonies The United Kingdom agreed to transfer the command to local leaders.
Great Britain won the world war, but lost its colonial empire, the largest in the world.
The French colonial empire ended and left the country a few minor dependencies.
Algeria there was a very violent conflict that shook the politics of France.
French Colonies in the Caribbean and those in northern, central and eastern Africa became independent through negotiated agreements.
Second World
Third World
First World:
developed capitalist countries that concentrated the greatest wealth of the planet.
the Soviet Union and its communist allies, which were also industrialized, but with less economic growth.
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Mainly occupied the south of the globe
Poor countries
Concentrated the largest population
Fewer resources.
One of the "fronts" of the Cold War and space of ideological confrontation between communism and capitalism.
Countries with nationalist processes.
Poor countries that maintained a capitalist system, but advocated good relations with both blocks.
Developed countries (1st world) that adopted socialist regimes without submitting to the Soviets.
Yugoslavia, led by Josip Broz Tito
Egypt, led by Nasser
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