chapter 23

 Durning the 19th and 20th century, Africa, and Asia began a decolonization period, which promised national freedom, personal dignity, abundance and opportunity. Countries that were once labeled as 3rd world countries were now referred to as developing countries or the global south.
  In the 1900s European colonial empires were not permanent settlers , but they were a permanent influencesin the lives of the africans , asians and middle east. In 1940, India Pakistan, Buma, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel grained independence, following after between the 1950s and 1970s more than 50 african colonies achieved their independence.  As the century ended, European colonial rule lost political creditability and order. Which meant that the natives could rule themselves " self govern". In Africa, and the Asian peninsula  a 3rd generation arouse called the elites, which were mainly males. Generally, lawyers journalist, teachers and business men.
 In India, Elites were apart of a group called the Indian National Congress ( INC), they were not determined to over throw the British rule, instead they wanted greater inclusion within the political, military, and business life of British India. After the war, India did become a violent rebellious country. Which caught the attention of Mohandas Ghandi, who helped transformed Indians politics. He came with the Philosophy satyagraha " truth force," this was his non-violent approach to political action.
 South Africa also gained an influential political leader, Nelson Mandela. He became the countries first black African  president and help linked south Africa with other countries throughout out other parts of Africa and Asia that have overthrown European rule.