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Use Cases
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Resources
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Pricing
1914 to present
Nationalism, Wars, and Rebellions: End of Colonialism
Nationalism, Wars, and Rebellions: End of Colonialism
N America
LA
Mexican Revolution
1911 - 1920
% complete
Caribbean
Cuban revolution
1959
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Communist thought popularized in Cuba, Fidel Castro seizes power
N Africa
French-Algerian War
1954 - 1962
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Fanon proponent of violent rebellion, violence level 9
W Africa
Kwame Nkrumah - Ghana
1957
% complete
Prime minister, negotiated treaty with Britain, violence level 3
E Africa
Abyssinian War (Italy v. Ethiopia)
1935 - 1936
% complete
Italy prevails temporarily
C Africa
Congo Uprisings
1900 - 1908
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Kikuyu (Kenya ethnic group) rebellions
1947 - 1952
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Violent campaigns against Europeans and traitorous Africans. Due to mistreatment in land policies, reducing natives to wage slaves/reserves.
British anti-colonial suppression (Kenya)
1952 - 1956
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British crush all rebellions, but resistance still occurs
Sudanese Civil War
1956 - 1972
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Kenya Independence
1963
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S Africa
African National Congress
1912
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Western-educated natives create group to defend interest of Africans
Struggle v. Aparthied
1912 - 1994
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Black S Africans struggle vs. white S Africans for political power
Nelson Mandela - 1st native S African president
1994
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Mid East
Allies support Zionist movement
1919
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At Paris Peace conference, Allies support Jewish migrations to Palestine, but realize they must seize land from current inhabitants
+ Zionist migrations
1940 - 1945
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Due to Holocaust in Europe, many Jews flee to Palestine, causing conflicts with Arabs
Israel created
1948
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UN General assembly rules Israel a country
Nehru - Egypt
1952 - 1954
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Nehru overthrows monarchy, creates independent, nonaligned state. Abolished British military rights to Suez Canal 1954.
Suez Crisis
1956
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Nasser nationalizes Suez Canal. Britain + others try to seize canal from him, hurting diplomatic relations. US and USSR unpleased, Nasser gains prestige
C Asia
Afghanistan (Soviets and Afghans)
1980 - 1989
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Iran-Iraq War
1980 - 1988
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S Asia
Ghandi - Indian independence
1947
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Non-violent rebellion led to peaceful reclaiming of territory
Pakistan Creation
1948
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Pakistan created as Muslim territory
E Asia
Chinese Civil War
1927 - 1937
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Civil War #1, communists v. nationalists, nationalists prevail (for now)
Chinese Civil War
1945 - 1949
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Civil War #2, Communists, led by Mao Zedong, prevail over weakened nationalists
French Indo-China
1945 - 1954
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Korean War
1950 - 1953
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SE Asia
Vietnamese Rebellion
1945 - 1954
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Ho Chi Minh, Vo Nguyen Giap lead violent revolt against French, violence level 10, N Vietnam becomes communist
Vietnam War
1965 - 1973
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Oceania
W Europe
Spanish Civil War
1936 - 1939
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E Europe
Armenian Genocide
1914 - 1918
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East Pakistan Massacres
1971
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Russia
Russian Civil War
1918 - 1921
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Lenin
1921 - 1924
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Founder of Soviet Union
Stalin
1924 - 1953
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Stalin heads USSR
Gorbachev
1985 - 1991
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Gorbachev rule, reforms, perestroika, disbanded December 25, 1991 at Gorbachev's resignation
World
WWI
1914 - 1918
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WWII
1937 - 1945
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