AP Modern World History Flashcards: Newly Independent States
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How did the creation of the state of Israel exemplify the consequences of redrawing political boundaries?
The creation of Israel is an example of a new state formed by redrawn boundaries that also led to significant, ongoing conflict and population displacement.
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How did the creation of the state of Israel exemplify the consequences of redrawing political boundaries?
The creation of Israel is an example of a new state formed by redrawn boundaries that also led to significant, ongoing conflict and population displacement.
What were two major consequences of redrawing political boundaries after colonial withdrawal?
The redrawing of political boundaries led to both the creation of new states, such as Israel and Pakistan, and in some cases, conflict and population displacement.
Provide a specific example of a new state created by the redrawing of political boundaries after decolonization.
Following the withdrawal of British colonial authority, the redrawing of boundaries led to the creation of new states like Pakistan and Israel.
How were cultural and economic ties maintained between former colonies and metropoles after independence?
Ties were maintained through the migration of former colonial subjects to the imperial metropoles, such as Algerians moving to France.
Provide a specific example of a migration pattern from a former colony to its imperial metropole.
Examples of this migration pattern include the movement of South Asians to Britain and Algerians to France after the dissolution of their respective empires.
What major event involving population displacement occurred due to the redrawing of boundaries in British India?
The redrawing of boundaries in British India resulted in the Partition of India, which caused widespread conflict and massive population displacement and resettlements.
Besides territorial changes, what other kinds of developments resulted from the political shifts of the 20th century?
Political changes from c. 1900 also led to major demographic developments, such as population resettlements, and nationalist developments.
How did governments in newly independent states typically approach economic policy after World War II?
In newly independent states after WWII, governments often assumed a strong role in guiding the economy as a way to promote national development.
What is an imperial metropole?
An imperial metropole is the home country or central territory of a colonial empire, which often became a destination for migrants from former colonies after independence.
Identify a leader who exemplified the trend of government-guided economic development in a newly independent state.
Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt and Indira Gandhi in India are examples of leaders who took a strong governmental role in guiding their nations' economies after independence.
What was an important economic continuity resulting from decolonization?
An economic continuity was the maintenance of ties between the former colony and the metropole, partly through the migration of labor from the former to the latter.