Answer to Question #265211 in History for hhsj

Question

The content of these questions should come entirely from the reader

Voices of Decolonization by Todd Shepard. (This means no outside sources.)

1) What role did the global community (international institutions and/or the

international public) play in the process of decolonization?

Some things to consider: How did both sides appeal to the outside

community? Consider the arguments they made and how those

arguments were spread. How important were the new international

institutions in advocating for liberty of the colonized?

2) How did arguments for and against maintaining colonialism rely on

questions of morality and ethics?

Some things to consider: How did critiques of racism become linked

to critiques of European colonialism? How did religious arguments

influence moral and ethical debates?

Answer 1

Decolonization is based upon and motivated by the concept of the right to self-determination. The global community innately plays an essential role in promoting these movements and the promotion of an international system based on cooperation rather than exploitation.