Chapter 9: Europe and the World 1945-1970

Crowd of Tanzanian people with a man hoisting up a sign stating, "Complete Independence 1961".

Figure 1: Tanzanian Independence in 1961

Learning Objectives

In this chapter, students are expected:

1. To understand why decolonization took place between 1945-1965

2. To understand what problems newly independent countries faced.

3. To demonstrate links between Europe and the changing postwar world.