Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization, 1900-Present

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe... all these famous cities and the populations aroun

"At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country, is free forever!... We are going to create our own African personality and identity. We again rededicate ourselves in the struggle to emancipate other countries in Africa; fo

"All men are created equal; they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness... Nevertheless, for more than eighty years, the French imperialists, abusing the standard of L

"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons l

"The Asian-African Conference declared its full support of the fundamental principles of Human Rights as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations... The Conference declared that colonialism in all its manifestations is an evil which should spee