1. Warm-up #37: 4 – Corners Totally Agree, Somewhat Agree, Somewhat Disagree, or Totally Disagree
Decide your opinion on the following statements, then follow them with a brief justification.
Treat others the way they treat you.
Violence is okay if it is used to accomplish a moral goal.
You should follow the law.
World War I and World War II made Europeans/Americans look good.

2. Unit 7 – How to rid yourself of a colonial power
Decolonization
Unit 7 – How to rid yourself of a colonial power

3. Nationalist Movement pg. 96
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
Through the United Nations

4. Context for Decolonization
Age of Imperialism = European nations dominate the globe
Late 1800’s – 1914 (start of WWI)
Fueled by Industrial Revolution
Various ways of ruling colonies, but all wanted to profit from them
Brought with them religion, laws, and customs

5. Triggers of Decolonization
World War I and World War II
Changed global policy
Wilson’s 14 Points at Versailles advocates for national self-determination: the rights of people in an area to determine their own form of government
“a free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims, based upon a strict observance of the principle that, in determining all such questions of sovereignty, the interests of the populations concerned must have equal weight with the equitable claims of the government whose title is to be determined.”
Really only meant it for European Nations
Korean and Vietnamese leaders locked out of Versailles

6. 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
White Man’s Burden concept gone
Who is the savage now?
European powers are not undefeatable

7. Spread of Ideas
European missionaries teach natives to read and write as well as translate text
Read Marx who calls for global revolution and equality
Many native leaders sent to Europe to go to school
Set up schools
Teach Enlightenment principles and documents
E.G. Declaration of Independence

8. Spectrum of Choices Economic Focus Violent Resistance
Marxist Socialism
Authoritarian Gov.
Peasant Based
Religious Focus
Peaceful Protest
Free Market Capitalism
Democratic Gov.
Urban Based

9. Crash Course: Decolonization (if time)