MAP 31.5Decolonization in Africa, 1947 to the PresentMost African territories achieved statehood by the mid-1960s, as European empires passed away, unlamented.> MAPPING THE PASTANALYZING THE MAP: How many African states achieved independence after 1945? How many experienced some sort of postcolonial conflict?CONNECTIONS: How did the imperialist legacy serve to complicate the transition to stable, independent nations in Africa and Latin America?