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Common patterns of decolonization

  1. Western-educated colonial elites form nationalist organizations demanding rights, then independence
  2. Colonial powers initially resist; sometimes use brutal force (Algeria, Kenya, Vietnam)
  3. World wars exhaust colonial powers economically and morally
  4. Independence is achieved, either through negotiation or war
  5. Post-independence states face challenges: colonial-era borders, ethnic and religious divisions, economic underdevelopment, weak institutions
  6. Cold War superpowers compete for influence in new nations
  7. Some former colonies stabilize as democracies; others fall to authoritarianism, civil war, or military rule
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