Warm Up Do you agree or disagree with this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ?

New Unit Rules No workbooks Assignments will be handed out and done in class and overnight. They will be collected the next class period. Notes are to be kept and studied until the test. They will be collected the day of the test. All students need to be prepared to participate in class discussions.

Mid unit Quiz There will be a quiz on May 24th over India decolonization and the Rwandan Genocide.

Unit 7 – How to rid yourself of a colonial power DECOLONIZATION Unit 7 – How to rid yourself of a colonial power

Introducing Vocabulary Definition of the word Two facts about the word Word Being Defined Two examples that explain the word 1 non-example of the word

Tree are not artifacts. Artifact Of cultural interest a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people in the past Of cultural interest Shows human activity Artifact Pottery from old burial site Jewelry found buried Tree are not artifacts.

Decolonization Country was under Imperialist Rule. Country Gained freedom The freeing of a country of being dependent on another country. Decolonization America gained freedom from Great Britain. Puerto Rico is part of America, but not a state. India Gains Independence from Great Britain

Nationalist Movement Comes from the same root as nationalism Movement to free yourselves from foreign control Methods Vary Peaceful Protest Violent Uprising Help from other nations/revolutionaries All out war Movements to liberate entire regions

Back up to WWII After WWI and WWII, the old powers that had imposed Imperialism were no longer able to afford to rule countries from afar. They moved from direct rule to limited self- government in many of the colonies.

Triggers of Decolonization World War I and World War II Changed global policy Wilson’s 14 Points at Versailles advocates for national self-determination Really only meant it for European Nations Korean and Vietnamese leaders locked out of Versailles

Weakened colonial powers Between 1945 – 2000, over 50 nations gained independence Too much energy needed to fight the war = can’t focus on colonies Change the Natives’ perception of Europeans Who is the savage now? European powers are not undefeatable

Civil Disobedience Many colonies knew, that despite their imperial leaders being less able to govern from afar, they would not win in a violent rebellion. The method of civil disobedience was used as a way to protest and undermine these powers.

Crash Course: Decolonization (if time)