HIST 1150 Lecture Notes - Marshall Plan, Anti-Communism
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Fighting adopted by fln in algeria (ended up killing more algerians and. Division of fighting with or without violence (ethical divide) Decolonization was the product of actively pushing europeans out of the country. Charismatic, western-educated leaders which forced european leaders out of their claimed. However, decolonization actually took a long time usually; didn"t always come quickly with nationalistic countries. Indigenous peoples were often very divided over why and how to get rid of. Also changing were the opinions of people who had previously been happy to work with colonial forces. Un tried to help countries seeking freedom from colonial powers. 1960 un declared decolonization to be against un charter of human rights (but didn"t mean it was) Soviets and states considered themselves to be anti-colonial. Portugal clings onto their colonies into 1970s, but with democracy in 1974, they get rid of them power back.