basil davidson the rise of nationalism summary episode 7

In 1957, Ghana gained its freedom from Great Britain and they paved the way for all of Africa to follow. This documentary discusses nationalism which was a key aspect of Africa’s history. All of these examples were factors of the revolution that decolonized Africa. The power points give new examples of this when it says, “Conscription of Africans/resentment, Villages often burned, Labor for farming diverted, Increased poverty, Rural-urban migration, and Militancy of unions and groups”. As it was previously stated World War two had many affects in causing the revolution in the African nations.

And finally the incomplete revolutions had “White settler minority population given political power in decolonization” This happened in South Africa. The violent revolutions happened in the nations of Kenya and Algeria. The peaceful revolutions happened in colonies like Ghana. The colonies went through three types of revolution peaceful/Negotiated independence, violent, and incomplete. In the PowerPoint “Decolonization” it begins by giving the definition for decolonization and when it began for the African colonies. After this seemingly small incident, the colonies exploded into riots and looting that make a large push for independence for the colonies. But in 1948 a large group of veterans that felt forgotten marched to the capital and were met by the police who threw tear gas and eventually opened fire into the crowd, after the situation escalated. Seeing this audience the British began bringing new technology to the colonies to appease them into staying complacent. As the soldiers returned home, the cities and towns had almost tripled in size giving the political leaders a large audience. But the political pressure of the nations was quickly rising. After the Paris Peace Treaties were signed and the war was ended life for the people of Africa did not seem to change. This in turn motivated the Africa people to help fight for a conclusion to the war. The war machines of the Allied Powers had promised to respect the right of any people to live their life and any government that they chose. In the documentary “The Rise of Nationalism” presented and written by Basil Davidson, it starts out with how Africa was involved with World War two in the Atlantic charter.

Basil davidson the rise of nationalism summary episode 7