Ch. 22

This chapter was about the end of the empire. It talked about the Global South on the Global stage from 1914 until present. Nelson Mandela was a South Africa's nationalist leader and believed in standing up to the power of the white domination and tried to free society so all people can live together in harmony and equal opportunity. I find it inspiring that he was prepared to die for what he believed in and he was so passionate about it he spent 27 years in prison. He lived in terrible conditions and was released in 1990. He became the first black African president in 1994 and he linked South Africa to dozens of other countries across Africa and Asia that were thrown off European rule in the second half of the 20th century. I believe that especially in this day with our president equality and harmony is something that might be taken away from us. With the constant ad-vocation of building a wall and the travel ban the president is doing things that in my opinion are setting this world backwards. It hasn't even been 100 years since the independence in places like Asia, Middle East, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Burma, Indonesia, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel. African Independence was just recently in the 1970s. It is so that the twentieth century was actually the demise of many empires. The Austrian and Ottoman empires collapsed following World War I. The Russian empire also unraveled but then reassembled under the Soviet Union. The World War II ended the German and Japanese empires. Ghandi was another huge icon who was recognized in the global struggle against colonial rule in India. He stood for independence and to many people was the Great Soul. It was said he possessed magical powers and produced miraculous events. He was different than Mandela because he didn't call for social revolution but rather he wanted to transform the morals of individuals. Both of these men are powerful figures that without them the world might of been different today. I feel like in our time right now we need someone like them to help transform this world and make a change.

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