CHRONOLOGY PAGE

1869 - 1948

Mahatma Gandhi leads India to independence from Britain.

1899 - 1902	Boer War.
1900 - 1901	Boxer Rebellion.
1912	France becomes protectorate over Morocco.
April 5, 1930	Gandhi's Salt March to the Sea.
1939	Start of World War II.
Fall of 1940	The collapse of France.
1945	The collapse of Germany.
1945	The end of World War II.
1947	India and Pakistan gain independence from Britain
1947 - 1954	The first Vietnam War.
1948	The State of Israel is proclaimed.
1949	Indonesia gains independence from the Dutch.
1949 - 1956	The independence of Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt.
1952 - 1953	Egypt becomes a republic.
1954	Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam independent from France.
1957	Decolonization begins in Africa.
1958	Kwame Nkrumah- first conference of African states condemning western colonialism and racism.
1960	U. N. adopts Declaration against    colonialism .
1960	Year of "Uhurn"(freedom) in Africa. 17 countries gain their independence.