The End of Imperialism

Africa:

• 1941-1960: About half the continent was freed during this era.
• 1961-1980: About a fifth of the continent was freed during this era.
• 1980-Present: Only two countries were freed during this era.
• Prior to 1800: Only one country was freed during this era.
• 1801-1900: Only one country was freed during this era.
• 1901-1920: Only one country was freed during this era.
• 1921-1940: Only one country was freed during this era.
• Non Independent: Only one country was freed during this era.

Asia:

• 1941-1960: About a quarter of the countries were freed during this era.
• 1980-Present: A little bit under a quarter were freed during this era.
• Prior to 1800: Around 5 countries were freed during this era.
• 1801-1900: Only 3 countries were freed during this era.
• 1961-1980: Only 3 countries freed during this era.
• 1901-1920: Only 2 countries freed during this era.
  
• 1921-1940: Only one country was freed during this era.
  
• Non Independent: No countries

Africa & Asia:

• 1941-1960: Most Countries were freed during this era.
• 1981-Present: A good sum of Asia freed during this era and a few in Africa.
• Prior to 1800: Around 7 countries freed during this era.
• 1961-1980: A good chunk of Africa freed during this era and a few in Asia.
• 1801-1900: Around 4 countries freed during this era.
• 1901-1920: Only 3 countries freed during this era.
  
• 1921-1940: Only 2 countries freed during this era.
  
• Non Independent: Only one country not freed.
  

During the coding of these maps many of our views about the world changed. We discovered that many countries did not gain their independence until after World War II. I guess this kind of shows that for great change to happen a global event must take place. Another thing that we noticed about the maps is that many of these colonies were being governed by European countries. Europe had staked claims in many areas of the Asia and Africa and were pumping their resources for their own personal gain. Coding the map showed exactly which areas where being exploited and a lot of them were areas with spices and precious gems and metals.