1960s Terms: Decolonization of Africa

Decolonization of Africa:
'Decolonization of Africa' is the transformation of Africa from colonialism to independence. Europeans forget about Africa in the middle ages but started to colonize Africa in the 1500s. In the 1800s they took on the most control. After the World Wars, the countries that owned Africa stopped controlling Africa due to not having enough resources and money and things to even control it. By the mid '60s, Africa had become free and in most countries "self determining" (able to decide their own future as a country). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s#In_Africa]