 |
PREVIOUS | NEXT |  |
| ||||
| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > J. Africa, 1914–1945 > 2. Regions > b. Forest West Africa > 1940s | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
| ||||
| CONTENTS · SUBJECT INDEX · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD |
| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1940s | |
| The Second World War further stimulated nationalist sentiments that had already begun to develop by 1939. Wartime inflation and restrictions exacerbated African grievances. Africans largely supported the British war effort, but expected major concessions in return, especially the application of the Atlantic Charter to West Africa. The rise of African trade unions during the war considerably increased agitation for change. The DECOLONIZATION MOVEMENT began to build up momentum immediately following the end of the war in 1945. | 1 |
| 1944, Jan. 30–Feb. 8 | |
| Brazzaville Conference called by the Free French to redefine colonial status and introduce administrative reforms following the end of the war. (See West Africa | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
| CONTENTS · SUBJECT INDEX · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
|