KWAME NKRUMAH

The biography of the winner of the 2013 May Madness:

https://docs.google.com/a/bps121.org/document/d/10kTmQ5X9ULPyw2jhwcIFXpW1q4m6xsHz2vByPjhAJ3E/edit

Explain Everything: Kwame Nkrumah

The audio is a bit faint, but is clear, and can be heard on a high volume.

plan b:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eg1YYWMduE&feature=youtu.be

Kwame Nkrumah on African Unity

His call for unity reflects the tensions of decolonization because imperial powers left Africa, but they had never made an effort do build infrastructure in Africa. Because of this, there was no means of transport or communication across Africa, which made it very difficult to unify. Some African states were also decolonizing at different rates, so some states were still under violent civil wars, thus decreasing the unity. The tensions of the Cold War were also reflected as the African states with no infrastructure could possibly ally with the 2 superpowers, and the 2 superpowers would initiate proxy wars in Africa, leading to more violence and less unity.

Changes during WWII

Causes:
Germany's aggression over Austria
Japan's attack on China
Japan's attack on Hawaii
Italy's attack on Ethiopia

Outcomes:
Germany was split up, and supervised by the Allied powers
Japan was occupied by the US, and its colonies were taken away
Italy didn't matter anyways.

Change Over Time: WWI

Changes: Peoples previously lumped under one empire were split up, because of the Treaty of Versailles
Evidence:
Treaty of Versailles
Ottoman Empire
Former Austria-Hungary

Continuities: World Powers were kept intact, because they won the war
France
US
Great Britain
Continuites: colonization persisted
Germany colonies were passed on to Great Britain and Japan
Other colonies remained colonies (India, etc)

Excuse the extremely large picture, circles represent changes

Ottomans, Mughals, Safavids

The book puts these empires together mainly because of their similar religion. By doing so, the book suggests that it maybe more relevant to group societies by their religions and thus belief structures later in the future as well, more so than their geographic location. Also, by grouping all of the empires in one chapter, the book implies that they are not important enough to have a chapter of their own.

Fabian Fucan

The religious attack is one by supporting Confucianism and Buddhism. The cultural aspect shows that he thinks that Christians are inferior when he refers to them as barbarians. When he explains that the Christians took over the Philippines and Mexico, it was a historical aspect to his attack. His political aspect is that he believes that they Weill try to take over every country. He also sees the Christians as people who will risk their lives for their religion.