Decolonisation: Impact of decolonisation: World History Notes for UPSC

Decolonisation: Impact of decolonisation

Key points

Impact.

Prelims box: facts and traps

Area	Impact
UN	Membership rose from 51 (1945) to over 150 by 1980
Non-alignment	Bandung (1955), NAM (1961); India, Egypt, Indonesia, Yugoslavia, Ghana
Economy	Colonial export economies; demand for a New International Economic Order (1974); G-77
Politics	Many states fell to one-party rule or military coups
Neo-colonialism	Nkrumah's term for continued economic dependence
Cold War	Superpowers competed for influence in the new states.

Impact of decolonisation

Delegates at the Asian-African Conference, Bandung, April 1955.

Area	Impact
UN	Membership rose from 51 (1945) to over 150 by 1980
Non-alignment	Bandung (1955), NAM (1961); India, Egypt, Indonesia, Yugoslavia, Ghana
Economy	Colonial export economies; demand for a New International Economic Order (1974); G-77
Politics	Many states fell to one-party rule or military coups
Neo-colonialism	Nkrumah’s term for continued economic dependence
Cold War	Superpowers competed for influence in the new states

Mains box: analysis and answer points

Area	Impact
UN	Membership rose from 51 (1945) to over 150 by 1980
Non-alignment	Bandung (1955), NAM (1961); India, Egypt, Indonesia, Yugoslavia, Ghana
Economy	Colonial export economies; demand for a New International Economic Order (1974); G-77
Politics	Many states fell to one-party rule or military coups
Neo-colonialism	Nkrumah's term for continued economic dependence
Cold War	Superpowers competed for influence in the new states.

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Practice

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In 150 words, explain the significance of Decolonisation with one recent example.

Flashcards (2)

Bandung Conference?

1955.

NIEO demand?

1974.

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