New States in Late Twentieth Century SAQ Rubric · Correct answers must explain that decolonization led to the emergence of new states in the second half of the twentieth century.
· Correct answers must identify that states in Africa and Asia gained independence from colonial powers such as Britain and France.
· Correct answers must describe how nationalist movements in Africa and Asia contributed to the creation of new states.
· Correct answers must describe how religious movements in Africa and Asia contributed to the creation of new states.
· Correct answers must describe how ethnic movements in Africa and Asia contributed to the creation of new states.
· Correct answers must explain how the spread of communism in Asia led to the creation of new states such as North and South Korea and the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan.
· Correct answers must explain that the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the creation of new states in the Baltic region, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
· Correct answers must describe the creation of Pakistan following the partition of India and the resulting large-scale population movements.
· Correct answers must describe the creation of the state of Israel and the immigration of European Jews and displacement of Palestinians.
· Correct answers must describe the creation of Bangladesh and the subsequent population movements to India.
· Correct answers must explain that the legacy of imperialism led many new states to take a stronger role in guiding economic policy and often nationalized industries.
· Correct answers must acknowledge that Western European companies often retained considerable economic power in new states.
· Correct answers must explain that the economic development and trade relationships established under imperial rule often dictated the economic development of postcolonial states.
· Correct answers must discuss how migration to colonial metropoles could either hurt or help the economies of new states, depending on whether migrants returned with beneficial skills.