🌍ap world history: modern review

Negotiated independence

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A pathway to decolonization in which colonies achieved independence through diplomatic negotiation rather than armed conflict.

AP course connection

Topic 8.5: 8.5 Decolonization After 1900

Unit 8

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