decolonisations
Empires releasing territories
Decolonisations is the plural of decolonisation, the British spelling of decolonization—the process by which colonies gain independence from colonial powers, or more broadly, the dismantling of colonial systems and their lasting effects.
The term covers both historical events the decolonisations of the 1960s reshaped Africa and ongoing efforts to remove colonial influences from institutions, education, and culture.
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
nation-building · constitutional · nationalism · self-governance · statehood · partition · freedom · republic
Government acquisition of industry
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- tradeExchange of commodities
- dependencyState of needing support
development · infrastructure · debt · neocolonialism · self-sufficiency · cooperatives · industrialization · ownership
Extensive ruled territories
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- twentieth-centuryYears 1901-2000
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
Caribbean · Pacific · India · Algeria · Kenya · Indonesia · Vietnam · Ghana
Long-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
repatriation · artifacts · renaming · monuments · literature · storytelling · art · dance
Institutions granting advanced degrees
- curriculaPlanned courses of study
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- archivesStored historical documents
- academiaHigher education community
libraries · policies · frameworks · syllabi · pedagogy · scholarship · publishing · methodology
independence
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
autonomy · nation-building · constitutional · nationalism · self-governance · statehood · partition · freedom · republic · democracy
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- tradeExchange of commodities
dependency · development · infrastructure · debt · neocolonialism · self-sufficiency · cooperatives · industrialization · ownership · redistribution
empires
Extensive ruled territories
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- twentieth-centuryYears 1901-2000
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
Asia · Caribbean · Pacific · India · Algeria · Kenya · Indonesia · Vietnam · Ghana · movements
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
museums · repatriation · artifacts · renaming · monuments · literature · storytelling · art · dance · spirituality
universities
Institutions granting advanced degrees
- curriculaPlanned courses of study
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- archivesStored historical documents
academia · libraries · policies · frameworks · syllabi · pedagogy · scholarship · publishing · methodology · epistemologies
decolonisationscolonisations
Acts of establishing control abroad
colonizations · conquests · annexations · subjugations · occupations
decolonisationsimperialism
Extending dominion over others
colonialism · empire-building · colonial expansion · imperial conquest · recolonisation