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Independence Movements and Decolonization

Virginia SOL WHII.11

Identify political, economic, and socioeconomic aspects of independence movements and decolonization.

Study WHII.11 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present

What students need to be able to do

  • Describe the struggles for self-rule including Gandhi's leadership and the development of India's democracy.
  • Describe African independence movements in Ghana, Algeria, Kenya, and South Africa including Jomo Kenyatta's leadership of Kenya and Nelson Mandela's role in South Africa.
  • Describe the end of the League of Nations' mandate system and the creation of states in the Middle East including the roles of Golda Meir and Gamal Abdel Nasser.
  • Explain the effects of decolonization and other methods of gaining independence.