New Nations Seek Stability

What problems did new nations face while seeking stability?

Why did many new nations remain unaligned?

How many countries emerged during the Great Liberation?

How did the Cold War undermine imperialism?

Why did many nations win their independence from European rule after World War II?

The End of Imperialism

AFRICA:
1. Prior to 1800, 1801-1900, 1901-1920, 1921-1940
2. 1981-Present
3. 1961-1980
4. 1941-1960


ASIA
1. 1901-1920
2. Prior to 1800, 1921-1940
3. 1961-1980
4. 1981-Present
5. 1941-1960


ASIA AND AFRICA
1. 1801-1900
2. 1901-1920
3. Prior to 1800
4. 1921-1940
5. 1981-Present
6. 1961-1980
7. 1941-1960

I found this assignment to be quite interesting. One thing that I learned was that most of Africa wasn't colonized until around 1960; that was very surprising. I didn't realize how much political turmoil there must've been during those times. Also I was surprised by the fact that many countries in Asia hadn't been independent until quite recently. I suppose this accounts for some of the chaos that has occured in the "Stans" recently, however it was still surprising to discover how new some of these countries are in terms of their independence.

I think that Great Britain was the most powerful European country in 1914. I base my opinion on the fact that they colonized much more land than any other country in Europe. Also on the world map of 1914 one can see that there is a lot more pink land (sybolizing British colonies) than any other color. They held control of Australia and Canada entirely, as well as India, and even some of Africa; that is a lot of land, and in those days, land meant power.