What you must do in this unit
- Read my notes on decolonization and the Division of South Asia and watch my short video.
- Professor Campbell has two relevant videos for this unit: Is Violence B.S.? and Was The CIA Coup In Guatemala In 1954 B.S.?
- Study the Questions to Consider and the Key Terms for the unit.
- Submit the Wikipedia Analysis paper (100 points).
What you can do in this unit
- Watch Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years (the Joy of Stats). This quick video on YouTube takes a look at health/wealth data over the past two centuries to illustrate the development of the global world.
- Here are some of my other notes that you might choose to read:
- Influential Leaders Involved in the Decolonization of Africa (A timeline created by Trang Nguyen and Soshinie Singh.)
Some videos that you can watch for this unit
- Crash Course: Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant
- John Darwin, Decolonization: A History of Failure?
- Part 1 of 4 - Apartheid - Desmond Tutu & F.W. de Klerk
- For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the URL and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.
Extra Credit Options
- For up to 25 points of extra credit, in a one-page paper, assess the successes/failures of UN peacekeeping operations since 1945. Please be sure to cite your sources. A good starting point is U.N. Peacekeeping Operations.
- For up to 25 points of extra credit, read President John F. Kennedy On the Alliance for Progress (1961) and then Alberto Lleras Report on the Alliance for Progress (1963) and assess the rationale and the reality of the Alliance in a one-page paper.
- For up to 25 points of extra credit (maybe more), read President Sukarno of Indonesia: Speech at The Opening of The Bandung Conference (April 18, 1955) and Prime Minister Nehru: Speech to Bandung Conference Political Committee (1955) and Anwar el Sadat: Afro-Asian Solidarity and the World Mission of the Peoples of Africa and Asia (1957) and write a one-page paper (maybe longer) in which you assess the rationale for the Non-Aligned Movement.
- For up to 25 points of extra credit, read Nelson Mandela, Speech on Release From Prison (1990) (also available here) and then his Inaugural Address (May 10, 1994) and write a one-page paper in which you elaborate upon Mandela's vision for South Africa.
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read A.L. Geyer The Case for Apartheid (1953) and write a paragraph summarizing the rationale of supporters of apartheid.
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read Jomo Kenyatta The Kenya Africa Union is Not the Mau Mau (1952) and write a paragraph explaining Kenyatta's vision for his country.
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read excerpts from Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), I Speak of Freedom (1961), and write a paragraph explaining Nkrumah's vision for Africa.
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read U Thant The Congo Problem (1962) and write a paragraph explaining the problems faced by the Congo during the process of decolonization.
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read the Charter of the Organization of African Unity (May 25, 1963) and write a long paragraph in which you explain the rationale and structure of the OAU.
- For up to 5 points of extra credit, answer the UN paragraph study sheet questions.
- For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course. Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.
Unit Learning Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) demonstrate knowledge of the decolonization and modernization processes after World War II and (2) identify some of the countries that became independent after the war.