GS211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: League Of Nations, Marshall Plan, Evolutionism
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Fro(cid:373) colo(cid:374)ialis(cid:373)"s legacy to tru(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s poi(cid:374)t four progra(cid:373) Evolutionism: some civilizations are more evolved than others. Indirect rule (br): recognizing local laws and forms of government locals had. Assimilation (fr): control over culture of colonies: education. Institutions of back then have to translated into the present ones. League of nations: mandate systems: dissolved in 1943. Us did not join lon to avoid colonialist involvement. Mandate system: first appereance of stages of development. Policy to administrate colonies of wwi losers. Management according to colony level of development: people still seen as inferior, tutelage under advance nations: childish view of colonies, mandate based on stage of development. Molding societies in the name of progress. Powers were not transparent with colony management. Truman"s point iv speech: introduction to underdeveloped concept: create un, create nato, marshall plan, aid to latin america. Accept long run development process not rushed like colonialism.
