PhasesofDecolonization.pptVIP

Phases of Decolonization Phase one: roughly 1957-1973 (most of West and East Africa) Phase two: roughly 1974-1994 (mostly Southern/Central Africa) The 1960s: Optimism and Compromise The first phase of decolonization was by no means without violence, but it included many examples of peaceful, smooth transfer of power Colonial powers maintain some control over the terms of decolonization Decolonization was grounded in the rhetoric of democracy and classical liberalism Newly independent states looked to Japan and Germany as models of a post-occupation boom French West and Equitorial Africa After