The first map shows colonial powers and their holdings (1945). the second map shows human development worldwide. compare the two maps. what do the maps indicate about regions that gained independence in the second half of the twentieth century?

Most of the countries that gained independence after 1945 continue to be poor, or are at best, emerging developing countries.

There are some exceptions such as Singapore, Hong Kong (belongs to China but is semi-autonomous), Taiwan, Brunei, and Qatar, but the majority of these recently formed countries have a great degree of economic issues.

A combination of the consequences from colonialism, such as unfair exploitation of natural resources, and also, poor internal management from the domestic governments that came later, are the main reasons for this phenomenon.

the mexican-american war was a conflict between the united states and mexico, fought from april 1846 to february 1848.

pope john paul ii ( his real name is karol wojtyla) and lech walesa ( the leader of the solidarity movement ) were both born in poland.