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BELLWORK: 5/16

BELLWORK: 5/16. Define self-determination . Read about “South Africa” and their independence on pgs. 709-710 and answer the following: Describe how South Africa was governed post-WWII. Define apartheid. List five ways the South African government enforced apartheid.

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BELLWORK: 5/16

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  1. BELLWORK: 5/16 • Define self-determination. Read about “South Africa” and their independence on pgs. 709-710 and answer the following: • Describe how South Africa was governed post-WWII. • Define apartheid. • List five ways the South African government enforced apartheid. • Who was Nelson Mandela? • List three things that contributed to the end of apartheid. (715)

  2. De-Colonization Post-WWII (1945-1994) • Dismantlement of colonial empires established pre-WWI • European powers withdrawal from their colonies giving them political and economic independence • WWII emphasized the problems with ruling an empire (cost, oppression, military); made all nations realize the importance of independence.

  3. Apartheid in South Africa (1970-1994) • Post-WWII: governed by a white minority (British or Afrikaner) • Apartheid: policy of white supremacy that legalized racial separation between blacks and whites

  4. Apartheid in South Africa (1970-1994) • Nelson Mandela: black nationalist  prison  symbol for struggle • Outcome: under protest & pressure from foreign powers South Africa ended apartheid & elections held in 1994

  5. REVIEW • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7yvnUz2PLE

  6. Discussion • THINKER: Think back to last semester – how was society in India organized? • To learn more about India’s struggle for Independence and Gandhi, you will read pgs. 577-579;692 and complete the wkst.

  7. India’s Struggle for Independence • India was controlled by Great Britain until 1947. • Divided racially (whites vs. Indians) and religiously (Hinds vs. Muslims vs. Christians) • Great Britain forced assimilation, required high taxes (salt), restricted rights, and ruled through violence • Gandhi worked with the Indians to fight for independence using methods of peace (boycotts/protests/nonviolent resistance  satyagraha) • These peaceful ideas influenced others, like Martin Luther King Jr., to confront injustice with nonviolent methods.=

  8. India’s Struggle for Independence Post-WWII: India struggled for independence from Britain

  9. Gandhi led a nonviolent movement for self-government and for greater tolerance of social and religious groups

  10. Civil Disobedience: refusal to obey laws considered unjust; rejected Western civilization, their worship of money, and prejudice attitudes towards non-Western people

  11. Religious Conflict: Hindus vs. Muslims Outcome: Create a separate Hindu-India and Muslim-Pakistan

  12. Crash Course Review: Decolonization • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_sGTspaF4Y

  13. Review • List the similarities/differences between the decolonization of South Africa and India.

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