Unit 6: Modern World History

Lesson B: 20th Century Global Politics - Decolonization

Review and Assessment

Review

You have learned about the history of decolonization and how many factors determined whether a country would be successful in developing their country after the struggle for independence.

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Assessment

Historical Interpretation - Successes and Failures of Decolonization

Directions: In this lesson, you were introduced to decolonization in the modern era. You have analyzed readings, maps, primary sources, and secondary sources to learn about the events and issues of decolonization. Like a historian, you will now consider all of the evidence, draw your own conclusions about the successes and failures of decolonization, and support your interpretation with evidence from primary and secondary sources. In this last step, you will write a historical interpretation explaining the successes and failures of decolonization. Your interpretation will answer the question:

What were the successes and failures of decolonization?

1. Download Student Resource: Writing the Historical Interpretation (doc).
2. To begin, you will read the directions for this activity on the Student Resource: Writing the Historical Interpretation. Then complete your response to the question: What were the successes and failures of decolonization?
3. Submit the completed activity to your teacher as instructed.

 

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