19.2: African Imperialism and Decolonization Summary Reflect on the colonization and decolonization of Africa covered in this section and complete the following table to help illustrate your understanding of territorial expansion and contraction factors Expansion Factors Contraction Factors Need for industrial resources Cost of colonies post WW2 Desire for overseas markets Economic Power Post WW2 decolonization movements Political Prestige Atlantic Charter Changing ideological ideas about to engage in political peoples’ right self-determination Enlighten new cultures (cultural Ideological change Cultural / superiority) Religious Rise of cultural relativism (principle of Spread religious ideas and beliefs regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself) Reaction to “the white man’s burden
19.2: African Imperialism and Decolonization Summary Reflect on the colonization and decolonization of Africa covered in this section and complete the following table to help illustrate your understanding of territorial expansion and contraction factors Expansion Factors Contraction Factors Economic Need for industrial resources Desire for overseas markets Cost of colonies post WW2 Political Power Prestige Post WW2 decolonization movements Atlantic Charter Changing ideological ideas about peoples’ right to engage in political self-determination Cultural / Religious Enlighten new cultures (cultural superiority) Spread religious ideas and beliefs Ideological change Rise of cultural relativism (principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself) Reaction to “the white man’s burden
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