HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Balfour Declaration, Mandatory Palestine, Kwame Nkrumah
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Celebration: victory parade in london, june 1946, paris, new york, 1945, delhi, 1945. Jawharlal nehru asked to form government: muhammed jinnah led muslims who were suspicious, led to direct action, violence and rioting, more than 5,000 killed in calcutta, august 1947, the indian independence act was signed, created india and pakistan. India: south africa, 1893-1913, satyagraha resistance through non-violence. Embassy and high commission, telling them to find administrative means to reject black volunteers: his statement also influenced us policy against using african american soldiers. Colonization: french established plantation culture and reduced living standards fro native, exported rice and other raw materials, french laws divided vietnamese by class, encouraged opium addiction. Palestine between the wars: palestine placed under british control under mandate from league of nations, 1937 peeel commission suggested two states, one arab, one jewish, violence in region after 1945 led britain to withdraw, left to un.
