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CHAPTER 20
Section 1: The British Empire in the Postwar Era
Section 2: Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Section 3: Unrest in China
Section 4: Imperialism in Japan
Section 5: Latin America Between the Wars
Nationalist Movements Around the World
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Bell Ringer 20.2:What were some changes in African attitudes towards colonialism?
Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Experience Result
World War I
colonial education
racism and political repression
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
After its defeatin WWI, the Ottoman Empirewas stripped ofall its land exceptTurkey.
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Mustafa KemalAtaturk
Founded the Republic of Turkey 1922
Became the republic’s first president
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
…believed that the traditional way of running Muslim countries had outlived itself, and that Turkey's chances of surviving the future as well as gaining new strength would only be achieved through adopting principles from the European countries.
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Turkey, Persia, and AfricaHis reforms included adopting Western dress, introduction of the Latin alphabet for Turkish, reduction of the centrality of Islam in Turkish public life, equality of all citizens regardless of religion, women’s suffrage and regular education of the masses.
He introduced a political system that took many elements from Western systems, but he never allowed political pluralism, allowing only his own Republican People's party.
Political Cartoon
Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Parliament Membership during the Single-Party System in Turkey (1925-1945)
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations.
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Reza Shah Pahlavi1921 ~ seized control of the gov’toverthrowing the last Shah of the Qajardynasty.
~ wanted to modernize his country andfree it from foreign domination
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Reza Shah introduced many socio-economic reforms, reorganizing the army, government administration, and finances.
He is considered the father of modern Iran.
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Reza Shah established an authoritarian government that valued nationalism, militarism, secularism and anti-communism combined with strict censorship and state propaganda.
His secret police ruthlessly put down any opposition and suppressed political parties.
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Colonial troops fought for GB and France expecting to be rewarded after the war with greater political freedom.
They would be disappointed.
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Turkey, Persia, and AfricaMissionaries and gov’t schools taught African studentsWestern ideals of equality and self-rule.At the same time, the colonial gov’ts denied Africansthese rights.
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
“After Africa’s sons had shed their blood on the altar of liberty and after having experienced that terrible plague called the influenza epidemic, are we not the same manna loving people?
The period between the World Wars saw a huge increase in political activity in Africa, much of it led by the younger generation.
Nnamdi Azikiweof Nigeria
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
Jomo Kenyattaof Kenya
Léopold Senghorof Senegal
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
What factors contributed to the increasein political activity and calls for nationalismin Africa after World War I?
Increased education for Africans, Western ideas of nationalism
and equality
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
QUIZ TIME!
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Turkey, Persia, and Africa
ResultExperience
World War I ideas about freedom and nationalism
colonial education ideas about equality and self-rule
racism and political repression
work toward reform and independence
Chapter Wrap-Up
CHAPTER 29
1. How did the military affect Japan’s government?
2. How did cultural issues affect nationalistic movements in Africa?
3. How did economic issues influence political events in Latin America?
1. How did the military affect Japan’s government?
2. How did cultural issues affect nationalistic movements in Africa?
3. How did economic issues influence political events in Latin America?
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