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The Commonwealth is a successor to the British Empire. It is made up of former British colonies which are now independent states. Britain formed it in order to keep control over the independent states.

There was need to decolonise Africa. This could only be done if Africa was united under an organisation that could spearhead the fight against colonialism. The OAU was formed to fight colonialism and to promote unity and solidarity among African states. The OAU was born on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

The  United  Nations  (UN)  is  an  international organisation. It was created after World War II following the collapse of the League of Nations. It was established on 24 October 1945. 24 October is celebrated as the UN Day. There were 51 original member states. The UN ensures world peace and security.

China has the largest population in the world. Throughout   human   history   China   was   more advanced than other races. The Chinese were the first to make gun powder. They were the first to develop a form of paper. The  Chinese   studied   medicine,   mathematics, engineering and astronomy when primitive hunters roamed Britain. They sailed to Africa before the Europeans.

Democracy encourages and promotes such rights as freedom of speech, press, religion, association and opinion. These are called human rights.

Democracy  has  its  origins  from  Greek  political thought around the 5th   Century BC. Democracy  was  derived  from  2  Greek  words: ‘Demos’which means people and ‘Kratos’(Kratein) which means rule. So democracy is a government by the people for the people and of the people. It is a government in which the majority of the people are involved in decision making and governance of their villages, towns, cities or countries.

World War II or the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 which involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

Boom is a rapid increase in economic growth; or a period when demand for goods is high, factories operate at full capacity, wages are high and unemployment is low. Recovery refers to a period when the economy goes back to normal.  New industries begin and the economy begins to experience normal growth again.