Nationalism in Africa and Asia
Claudia Flores, Marilyn Clark
What is defined as Nationalism?
What Nationalism did for Africa and Asia
Nationalism - A Road towards Independence
Africa
The Young Kikuyu Association, lead by Harry Thuku protested against the British rule in Kenya because of higher taxes. Thuku and the followers were arrested for protesting against the rule.
Libya took different action in the movement. A guerrilla warfare lead by Omar Mukhtar against the Italians. Then, with this action, the Italian rule made concentration camps in order to end the revolt.
Leaders in the African nationalism
W.E.B Du Bois
A leader in the African Nationalism, who studied in the United States and was influenced by it. He created the Pan Africanism group which was meant for a group of Africans who wanted independence from the rule.
Marcus Garvey
He was also a leader with Du Bois in the Pan Africanism group and was educated in the United States.
Jomo Kenyatta
He stated in his book Facing Mount Kenya that British rule was destroying what Africa had in traditions and culture the people had in Africa.
Du Bois impact on Pan Africanism
Mohandas Gandhi's impact on India
Gandhi refused to obey law, which was an act of civil disobedience and he did this in order to protest against the British law. With Gandhi's protests, he got arrested and sent to prison.
In 1935, Britain passed the Government of India Act, which made am impact in the role of Indians in the governing process. The act change the lives of Indians by giving two house parliament, and five million indians were given the equal right to vote.
After Gandhi's release, he went around to inform Indians on the independence. He preached great wisdom that helped make the movement towards independence. Instead of violent protests, he believed that peaceful protests should be demonstrated.
Salt March
First Interview of Mohandas Gandhi
A Militarist Japan
In the twentieth century, Japan had an economic system called zaibatsu, which comprised of a corporation of manufacturing processes within a single enterprise. This type of economy was often helped by the government. The four biggest Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Yasuda, which controlled a lot of economy in the country.
Japan's challenges
As a country, Japan had a hard time coming up with raw material and sources and they wanted to gain more land by taking over the territories like Korea, Manchuria and Formosa. Also, the US wanted Japan out of the trading endeavors.
Militarism in Japan
In the first two decades of the twentieth century, Japan turned to more of a democratic government, but military forces took control of over the political system. A Military Draft Law in Japan passed in 1938, which put Japan into more expansion, unions were disband and education, and culture was more westernized.
Japanese Expansion 1910-1933
Nationalism in other Asian countries
Russian Communism
The change in Marxism began after the Russian Revolution in 1917. The leaders behind the change were Lenin and Bolsheviks. Lenin took up the new revolution strategies towards the aim at societies outside the western world. The spread of the word of Karl Marx was guided towards the Communist International or Comintern.
Comintern
Other Asian Communist Groups
Ho Chi Minh
Essential Questions
How would you compare the US to Asia and Africa during the Roaring 20’s?
Was Ho Chi Minh a cruel leader or did he have the good of the people in mind?
- What is nationalism in your words?