CONTENT STATEMENT
Postwar global politics led to the rise of nationalist movements in Africa and Southeast Asia.
CONTENT ELABORATION
World War II had an important effect on Africa and Southeast Asia both during and after the war. Battles had been fought on both continents; and many Africans and Asians, were conscripted to serve as soldiers at home and in Europe. Oppression and exploitation in these colonies, as well as weaknesses of the colonial powers and Cold War rivalries, helped unite different ethnic and religious groups in their struggles for independence.
Nationalist movements united citizens for change in Africa; including the:
Négritude movement; and
Pan-African movement.
In Southeast Asia, nationalists organized against colonial control and, in some cases, the American presence in:
Philippines;
Vietnam; and
Cambodia.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Analyze post-World War II global politics and explain the causes and effects of the nationalist movements in Africa and Southeast Asia.