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Unit 2: The changing world order (1945 to 2010)
Quick questions on Challenges to existing orders 1950s-1970s: VCE Modern History Unit 2 Year 11
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What is africa?Show answer
Most African colonies gained independence in the 1960s. Ghana (1957) was the first sub-Saharan colony independent of Britain. 17 African countries became independent in 1960 alone ("Year of Africa").
What is asia?Show answer
Independence of Malaysia (1957), Singapore (1965), Brunei (1984). The Vietnam war was decolonisation contested with Cold War (France 1946-1954; USA 1965-1973).
What is the Pacific?Show answer
Papua New Guinea independent from Australia (1975).
What is apartheid in South Africa?Show answer
Although nominally independent from 1910, South Africa was effectively a settler-colonial state under white-minority rule. Apartheid (1948-1994) made racial segregation the constitutional foundation. Mandela imprisoned 1962-1990.
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