Decolonization: Second Half Of The Twentieth Century

Decolonization occurred in many different instances in the second half of the Twentieth Century. Decolonization is the process of a country, or ruling force that owns a colony to give up control of that colony, and give the people complete freedom. Many different large countries such as the United States, Britain, and France controlled colonies around the world, mostly based in Africa and Asia. These colonies were decolonized for several reasons, including independence movements, conflicts, and money. Some of these colonies benefited from decolonization, while others had difficulty. Decolonization caused by conflict, independence movements, world war 2, the cold war, and money have caused some colonies to succeed, while others haven’t. Conflict …show more content…
Many colonies had a policy or ruling system that allowed only a certain race or religion to have any kind of power or land. In some cases, the minority would be ruling and discrimination against the majority. Some races or religions also didn’t have the same freedom as others. After gaining independence, many of these people were able to rebel or seek reform and change their system. Other countries split into two different countries which allowed each of them to have more freedom and peace than they would have otherwise. In conclusion, there are many causes of decolonization. Decolonization is very important in history because several countries that used to be colonies are now affecting the world in ways they wouldn’t be able to if they were still colonies. Many of these benefited colonies such as more freedom and better government, while others hurt the colonies because of dependency or conflict. Some colonies experienced success while others were not successful. Decolonization was caused by conflict, independence movements, world war 2, and the cold