Mid-East and Africa Quick Check / Unit 7 Lesson 7 Quick Check
**Causes of Decolonization:**
The Democratic principles of the Atlantic Charter caused widespread desire for independence. ✅
A collective movement that brought together people of African descent all over the world through conferences like the Pan African Conference. ✅
World War II weakened European powers, making them unable to maintain their empires. ✅
fragmentation caused by disregard for ethnic differences led to civil unrest under colonial rule ✅
Single product economy led to economic ruin ✅
**Effects of Decolonization:**
Many countries fell to authoritarian regimes, which led to human rights abuses. ✅
Joseph Mobutu, Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi rose to power ✅
lack of infrastructure led to unstable economic and social structures. ✅
self determination led to people wanting to rule own government, which allowed many to be successful. ✅
Colonial regimes were substituted with similar governments like Apartheid in South Africa, which allowed for political and social segregation based on race. ✅
**Responses to Decolonization:**
Some new nations modeled themselves after Western democracies. ✅
Some new nations turned to communism as an alternative to capitalism. ✅
Cold War tensions affected African and Middle Eastern countries as they chose sides between the United States and the Soviet Union. ✅
The Non-Aligned Movement was created for countries that did not want to align with either superpower. ✅
Conflicts arose as different ethnic groups within newly independent nations fought for power. ✅