MWH Unit 6 Day 1
Thursday, April 27, 2017 New Unit Starts today All missing work from Unit 5 is due by Friday, May 5, 2017 Bellwork: Explain Imperialism What are the motives for imperialism? Explain the concept of decolonization Thursday, April 27, 2017
Decolonization Worksheet and Word Art On the back of the Decolonization handout, complete the assignment Decolonization word art by following these steps: 1. Write the word Decolonization as your title 2. Have a definition in your own words ( you may use the textbooks for assistance, but the definition should be in your own words) 3. Have examples of four countries that decolonized. Give the name of the country, which country was their imperial power, and how they gained their independence. You may use India and Ghana from the front of the handout. You will also need to use the textbooks for examples. Other countries that decolonized: Indonesia: textbook p. 424-426 Tanzania: textbook p. 430-431 South Africa: textbook 420-421 Cuba: p. 412-413 Decolonization Worksheet and Word Art
Imperialism Review Hand up stand up pair up: What is imperialism? Which countries owned colonies? What was the benefit for those countries to own colonies? What types of specific resources are gained from colonies? What actions did the imperial powers use to keep their colonies? Do you think the number of colonies increased or decreased after WWI and WWII? How might WWI and WWII effect the ability of imperial powers to maintain ownership and control of their colonies? Imperialism Review
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You will then create a visual to present that must include the following: Name of the country The country that was the imperial power What the imperial power gained from that country How that country gained independence (you may have to use your electronic devices to research more information than the textbook has) and when What type of government the country currently has (democracy, dictatorship, communist, etc.) Group Activity
We will create a chart of what all the countries that decolonized and try to create a sort of shared history of how the world’s countries decolonized (common characteristics, etc) Presentations
Chart to fill in during presentations Country Imperial Power How gained independence Year gained independence Type of government in 2017 Haiti France Slave Rebellion and Revolution 1804 Republic Democracy Peru Spain Military power and revolution 1821 Republic New Granada Bolivar led a Revolution 1823 Democracy South Africa Dutch Given by law 1910 Chart to fill in during presentations
Passed to Great Britain, UN gives independence 1961 Republic Country Imperial Power How gained independence Year gained independence Type of government in 2017 Indonesia Netherlands Protests and law 1945 Democracy Tanzania Germany Passed to Great Britain, UN gives independence 1961 Republic Pakistan Great Britain Created country Canada New laws 1982 Constitutional Monarchy Australia 1901
Decolonization Worksheet and Word Art On the back of the Decolonization handout, complete the assignment Decolonization word art by following these steps: 1. Write the word Decolonization as your title 2. Have a definition in your own words ( you may use the textbooks for assistance, but the definition should be in your own words) 3. Have examples of four countries that decolonized. Give the name of the country, which country was their imperial power, and how they gained their independence. You may use India and Ghana from the front of the handout. You will also need to use the textbooks for examples. Other countries that decolonized: Indonesia: textbook p. 424-426 Tanzania: textbook p. 430-431 South Africa: textbook 420-421 Cuba: p. 412-413 Decolonization Worksheet and Word Art