Decolonization

When was the Bandung Conference

April 1955

When was the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) set up

1954

When did SEATO disband

1976

When did the Suez Canal open

1869

What percentage did Britain and France own the Suez Canal

Britain 44% and France held the rest

When did Nasser nationalise the canal

1945

When was Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (UNGA Resolution 1514) drafted

1960

When did Belgium colonize the Congo

1885

When did the Congo no longer be considered personal property of Belgian King Leopold II and transferred to the Belgian state

1908

When did Patrice Lumumba (left-wing, anti-colonial, links with the USSR) become PM

May 1960

When did Joseph Kasa-Vubu (conservative, links with
Belgian colonial interests) become President

May 1960

When did the Congo fall into a state of civil war

July 1960

When did Joseph Mobutu (Mobutu Sese Seko) had seized power and gradually assumed authoritarian rule over the entire country

1965

What is Westphalian sovereignty 

The right to determine policy within the state 

What is the logic of toleration

Tolerate difference to ensure international peace and stability

What is the logic of civilization

Sovereignty is a privilege, rather than a right

When is the sykes-picot agreement

1916

What is the European colonial powers perception of imperial rule

• Empires used to maintain their status and global significance
  • Empires used to finance efforts to rebuild after the Second World War
  • Empires essential to winning the war

What is the USSR’s perception of imperial rule

• Opportunistic anti-imperialist
  • Committed to dismantling
  colonial empires
  • Happy coincidence between
  ideology and strategic self-
  interest
  • WE ARE TOTALLY NOT AN
  EMPIRE OK IT’S AN ALLIANCE

What is the US’s perception of imperial rule

• Ambivalent anti-imperialist
• Committed to dismantling European empires at the end of
the Second World
• War
• Unfortunate disconnect between aspiration & geopolitical
and strategic reality
• WE ARE TOTALLY NOT AN IMPERIAL POWER OK WE JUST
INTERVENE SOMETIMES