Compare Decolonization in Africa (Plagiarism Checked) Submit Assignment

Compare 3 maps related to Africa after 1945.  The first is a map of Africa & Asia in Chapter 12 of your book (https://blueprintforhistory.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/decolonization-in-africa.gif). The second is a map of Africa (https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2016/09/Colonial-Africa-in-1912_World-Development-Report-2009.png) you have seen before from 1914.  And the third is a map of Africa today (https://www.mapsofworld.com/africa-political-map.htm).  

Make sure you read the map titles and explanatory notations, then the position of borders, and the legend (or key).

Once you have examined the maps, write an essay (300-500 words) that answers the following:

What patterns or trends do you see in the decolonization of Africa after 1945?  What led to the rapid decolonization and how did the Cold War impact African boundaries?  From what you see in the third map, how and why have African boundaries and names changed since the period of decolonization ended in 1975?