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Review session covering decolonization for AP World History. Learn about nationalist movements, independence struggles, key leaders like Gandhi and Nkrumah, and the lasting impacts of colonialism on modern nations. This 80-minute review session walk ...more

curriculum note

This video uses old AP World History curriculum terminology ('time period 6' and 'key concept 6.2'). In the current AP World History: Modern course, this content is covered in Unit 8: Cold War & Decolonization.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization (1900-Present)
topics
8.5 Decolonization After 19008.6 Newly Independent States After 19008.7 Global Resistance in the 20th CenturyDecolonization ReviewNewly Independent StatesDecolonization - Slides

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction to Decolonization

  • 0:34

    Importance in AP Exam

  • 1:06

    Session Reminders and Setup

  • 2:09

    Fiveable Resources Overview

  • 3:43

    Defining Decolonization

  • 4:48

    Examples of Decolonized Countries

  • 5:51

    Causes of Decolonization

  • 7:57

    Democracy vs Empire Conflict

  • 9:01

    Impact of World War II

  • 10:36

    Nationalist Movements

  • 11:40

    Key Concept 6.2 Overview

  • 13:46

    Independence via Negotiation

  • 15:19

    Independence via Armed Struggle

  • 17:24

    Mau Mau Uprising

  • 18:58

    Answering Student Questions

  • 27:49

    Anti-Imperialism Ideologies

  • 28:51

    Nationalist Leaders in India

  • 32:34

    Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam

  • 33:36

    Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana

  • 34:39

    Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt

  • 36:45

    Transnational Movements: Communism

  • 38:20

    Pan-Arabism and Pan-Africanism

  • 40:23

    Challenges to Colonial Boundaries

  • 43:32

    Neocolonialism in Latin America

  • 46:36

    Mexican Revolution and Reforms

  • 47:40

    Fidel Castro in Cuba

  • 50:46

    Study Tips and Resources

  • 56:29

    Quiz on Demographic Consequences

  • 58:39

    Partition of India Effects

  • 1:02:24

    Migration to Metropoles

  • 1:05:33

    Genocide in Rwanda

  • 1:09:42

    Final Questions and Wrap-Up

  • 1:20:07

    Closing Remarks

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