The Ending of an Era 4/4/14

This chapter in the book was about the political aspects of Africa and Asia in in the 1900's, and how after such little time they seemed to disappear!Why did these two growing countries seem to just melt away from the political landscape in the 20th century? I believe that much of this had to do with their independence of the European nations. They were at a time when trying to assert their cultures as well as gain independence from Europe seemed to bring them down instead of boost them up. This was during the Colonial Era, and during a time when other countries like Russian, and Austria seemed to be falling. They had a sort of self-determination to build themselves up. It seemed that as Countries like the United States, and parts of Europe gained in dominance the ideas of self-government became less wide spread, Africa and Asia were given chances to prove themselves because of the 20th century gave out a large boom of educated elites who were well versed in European culture. During this time also came the following of widespread ordinary people who wanted to follow the dream.The more urbanized these Africa and Asia became the more interesting they were to other European Countries. The struggles to develop these countries grew as men such as Gandi, Ho Chi Minh, and Mandela all strives to improve Africa and Asia, over time these movements helped to make alliances between different classes and ethnic groups.