Decolonization - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Socio-Cultural Anthropology Questions and Answers 100% Pass What does the term 'bio-cultural organisms' refer to? Bio-cultural organisms are entities whose key characteristics are shaped by a combination of biological and cultural influences. What is ethnocentrism? Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own cultural practices and values are the most natural, correct, or superior compared to those of other cultures. This viewpoint often leads to perceiving other cultures' pr...

Cold War A sometimes physical but also ideological conflict between the US and the Soviet Union lasting c. 1945-1992. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats and proxy wars; capitalism vs. communism Non-Alignment Movement a group of states which are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc of the Cold War; didn't want to take sides in the war; examples include: Sukarno in Indonesia and Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana NATO North Atlant...

CIC Study Guide Practice Test 1 questions and answers 133. All of the following would be considered prevention strategies to reduce the transmission of infections in a healthcare setting except: a. Implementing an influenza vaccine program for employees b. Educating staff members in PPE usage c. Decolonization of MRSA-positive patients prior to surgery d. Instituting use of bleach for cleaning C. difficil - answer-133. C Decolonization of MRSA-positive patients prior to surgery Rational...

Cold War A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. Non-Aligned Movement The group of nations that didn't side with either the US or the USSR during the Cold War. Sukarno Leader of Indonesian independence movement; first president of Indonesia Kwame Nkrumah founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an...

NST2601 ASSIGNMENT 02 MARKED. Colonization This stage does not refer necessarily to the time of colonial occupation in Africa but rather to the stage when indigenous knowledge was not recognized as valued knowledge. In many Southern African countries such as Mozambique, gaining political independence did not create immediately an open and official curriculum place for indigenous knowledge. For many African countries, indigenous knowledge remained unofficial and was considered superstitiou...

Big Three allies during WWII; Soviet Union - Stalin, United Kingdom - Churchill, United States - Roosevelt/Truman Tehran Conference First major meeting between the Big Three (United States, Britain, Russia) at which they planned the 1944 assault on France and agreed to divide Germany into zones of occupation after the war Yalta Conference FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the...

The Cold War 40 year period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union Latter half of the 20th century, Capitalist United States and the Communist USSR emerged as the two global superpowers competing to fill the power vacuums left behind by WWII. They competed for global dominance through nuclear brinkmanship and proxy wars in the developing world. Marshall Plan U.S program to support the reconstruction of Western Europe after WWII by giving them a TON of money, farming and industria...

Decolonization in Africa. Assignment and Quiz A+ answers 100%_2023 What does Jomo Kenyatta argue is the main goal of the KAU? - CORRECT ANSWER-B) to establish freedom and democracy in Kenya What did Kenyatta say about democracy? - CORRECT ANSWER-A) It is for all races Based on this quote, why did Kenyatta dislike criminals? - CORRECT ANSWER-C) They made achieving independence more difficult. Why did Kenyatta want to distance himself from the Mau Mau? Check all that apply. - CORRECT A...

Trends in International Health: correct answers - Model: intergovernmental, reconstruction - Focus: peace; economic and political stability - Theme: international cooperation - Agents: American and European governments - Events: Bretton Woods, United Nations, WHO World Health Organization (WHO) correct answers - UN general assembly 1946: "To call for an international conference to consider the scope of, and the appropriate machinery for, international action in the field of pu...

The document is an academic summary of the whole decolonization period following WWII. The topics presented in the document are in accordance with the History 9489 syllabus. It is good for anyone who wants to get a detailed overview of the period, its significance in the Cold War context, and of its key historical events. I used the document as an important reference in my Paper 4 essays about Africa post-WWII.