Decolonization

Directions: Use the links in the chart to learn more about each leader's role in decolonization. Complete the table as you
learn how countries were able to decolonize in the second half of the 20th century. Page numbers after a leader's name
indicate pages from the textbook that could be used to learn more.

Leader Country Country they gained Means to decolonize and gain independence
independence from

Mohandas British They used a form of protest called satyagraha derived from the
Gandhi India sanskrit words meaning truth and force. (satyapraha was a moral
force)through a philosophy of non-violent non-cooperation.

France In early 1945, Japan ousted the French administration in Vietnam

Ho Chi Vietnam and executed numerous French officials. When Japan formally
Minh surrendered to the Allies on September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh felt
emboldened enough to proclaim the independent Democratic
Republic of Vietnam.seized power and decreed the country's
independence on behalf of the provisional government,

britain He returned to Kenya in 1946 and became a school principal. In

Jomo Kenya 1947, he was elected President of the Kenya African Union, through
Kenyatta which he lobbied for independence from British colonial rule,
attracting widespread indigenous support but animosity from white
settlers.

britain
Kwame Ghana On 6 March 1960, Nkrumah announced plans for a new constitution
Nkrumah that would make Ghana a republic, headed by a president with
broad executive and legislative powers. The draft included a
provision to surrender Ghanaian sovereignty to a Union of African
States.
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Ahmed Algeria Ben Bella played an important role during the Algerian war of
Ben Bella independence against France, leading the FLN, organizing the
shipment of foreign weapons and coordinating political strategy from
Cairo.