GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  After the Second World War, many Asian states got their independence including India and Pakistan in 1947, Burma and Indonesia in 1948, china in 1949 experienced the communist revolution, and many others followed in the 1950s. The methods they used to get self-rule and shed off foreign influence were copied by Africans in their struggle. The independence of Asian countries influenced African nationalism as follows:- Asian countries like Japan influenced African nationalism for example in 1905 it repulsed Russian influence and during World War II it defeated Britain and France in South Eastern Asia. Similarly the Dutch were driven a way by the Japanese in Indonesia and the Americans had been defeated in Philippians. Such courage by Japan encouraged African nationalists in their struggle for independence since they realized that these colonial powers could easily be defeated. Between 1946-1954 France was defeated in a war with Vietnamese nationalists and in 1954 they attained their...

  Note: These are facilitating factors to nationalism that had risen as a result of colonial injustices such as forced labour, poor taxation system among others. The Africans were now fed up of the trusteeship policy of reformist approach and needed a complete overhaul of the colonial order. Therefore the nationalists that emerged in the disadvantaged countries of the world especially Africa and Asia such as Nkrumah, Nyerere, Ghandi, Nehru were so positive to real change therefore the factors for the growth and development are as follows; NOTE: The first factor to consider are the European colonial policies such as forced labour, heavy taxation, forced cash crop growing among others which inked the Africans to fight for the restoration of African dignity and independence. The need to preserve and regain African independence. Following the Berlin conference 1884, Africa was divided up amongst the hungry European imperialists and the African chiefs became answerable to the white new ...