Chapter 22:
Nelson Mandela was South Africa's nationalist leader. His mission was to create a democratic and a free society in while every person, (all races), had equal opportunity. Because of his passion and dedication to doing this, he spent 27 years in prison. Once he got out,he ran for president and became the countries first African black president. Mandela's movement was the first start of change amongst the European rule. He helped overthrow the sole control of the white settlers and create equality. This was called The Struggle for Independence or Decolonization.
Slowly but surely, this "struggle" spread throughout the African Colonies. From there, it spread from empire to empire which was known as empire dissolution. This was different than any other time due to the fact that the empires were not destroyed by money, or wars, it was destroyed by mobilization of masses around nationalist ideology. Meaning, people who wanted to be equal.
After this had occurred, at the end of the 20th century, social and economic from within the colonies produced raw materials. This helped Africa and Asia become more Westernized. However, it also created less jobs, more people, people lost money and land, and it was hard to find living space. These were all things that people gave up in order to have freedom.
In addition to Madela, a man named Gandhi also helped to stop racism. He was the person to start the non violence act and to not fight back. Gandhi was recognized as a world leaer in the fight against the colonial rule.
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