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South Africa becomes a "Union"
South Africa departs from some of the rule of the British in their colony. They rename it a "union" because of the different groups of people present. -
India Independence Movement
This was a start to a long movement that would go on to gain India their independence. This would be started with many of the non-violent protests Gandhi organized. One of the most popular and well-known being the Salt March. -
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India Independence Movement
The movement filled with non-violent protest and civil disobedience led by many leaders. Most commonly shown by Gandhi. -
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Apartheid Government System
The Apartheid government system was one that promoted the idea of "Separate but unequal" between the white colonizers of the British colony and the Native blacks of South Africa. People would outrage at this system because of double-standards placed on the backs of the native people of Africa. -
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Ghana Independence Movement
A movement led by civil relations that would last almost ten years.This was the fight to independence from the British colony overrule in Ghana. -
Nelson Mandela Starts a Fight for the Rights
Nelson Mandela is in his first fight for rights. Not a physical fight, as all the civil-disobedience was non-violent. After being trained by the ANC (African National Congress), he would lead others at a rally for equal rights of the Africans. -
Algerian War for Independence
An intense and violent war that featured fighting technique those of Vietnam. They used guerrilla warfare and war crimes as a way of winning (Algerians). This was fought against the French and Algerian National Liberation Front. After the war was won by -
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Nkrumah Rule
Nkrumah first became Prime Minster in 1957 then became president 3 years later in 1960. After this, a greater role was taken to his position, as President. This reign would go until 1966. -
Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana was an original British colony that would find its independence through its upper-hand leader, which would be Queen Elizabeth. The movement was led by the countries leader, Kwame Nkrumah, and followed by many people. They soon won their independence through civil relations between Britain and Ghana. The country followed similar ideologies and policies as there was before in their one party system (inspired by Britain) and the people soon would overthrow the leader, Nkurmah. -
Kwame Nkrumah becomes President
Kwame Nkrumah was asserting from the position of Prime Minster to President through slipping through the country's rule. One of the amendments of their constitution lists Ghana as a one-party system, inwhich Kwame was one of the only candidates. -
South Africa Gains Full Independence
South Africa becomes a free country out of British rule/jurisdiction. Though it is a new country, they still fall to the older British values taught and enforce them. They followed a policy that promoted separate but unequal qualities. -
Kwame Nkrumah Overthrown
After a chain of laws and acts passed that would dis-stool chiefs and common authority, the people and military of Ghana would stage a Coup d'état against Kwame. -
Cambodian Civil War
This was a bloody war that took place over many years, starting in 1967. This would take place after the Vietnam war, which had similar circumstances, and would have similar loss. The war was fought against the some of the most wealthy and popular Cambodian monarchies and the free people of Cambodia against the Communist extremist Party, that could also be known as the Khmer Rouge. -
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Cambodian Civil War
The war was fought against the some of the most wealthy and popular Cambodian monarchies and the free people of Cambodia against the Communist extremist Party, that could also be known as the Khmer Rouge.