Decolonization through MapsLearning Targets:??I can explain how control over land and competition over resources contributes to conflict.Essential Questions:A.How did coloni

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Decolonization through MapsLearning Targets:??I can explain how control over land and competition over resources contributes to conflict.Essential Questions:A.How did colonialism and imperialism lead to independence movements? In what way does this influencepolitical boundaries and shaped the political map since WWII?B.Why do political boundaries not always coincide with patterns of language, religion, ethnicity, & nationality?Step 2: Analyze and Interpret MapsDirections: You have been given a number of maps detailing the fate of former colonies in the Cold War era. Insmall groups, review each map and answer the accompanying question.Map 1: The Three World Order, 1947 ? 19911.What continents were in the First World? Which side of the Cold War did the First World take? US orSoviet Union?Canada, United States, France, Turkey, and Australia2.What nations were in the Second World? Which side did the Second World take? US or Soviet Union?
3.What nations were in the third world? Predict which side these nations would have taken. Explain yourreasoning.4.In which of the three worlds were most of the imperialist nations – in other words, which part of the worlddid the most colonizing?Map 2: Decolonization in Africa5.In what decade did most of the African nations become independent?6.Which colonizer had the largest empire?
7.List five states that had anti-colonial revolts or wars after World War II.Map 3: Linguistic groups of Nigeria8.How many linguistic (ethnic) groups were combined in the state of Nigeria? What problems might thiscause?
Map 4: Ethno Political African Map Comparison9.In the reading, it states, that ? the nation-state model presented big problems for the new nations, whichwere often created out of many different ethnic and religious groups who had no shared past.?How does this map support the statement above? Can you think of any big problems? that might resultfrom these types of imposed boundaries?
Map 5: Decolonization in Asia and the Middle East10.Which colonies became independent before the end of World War II in 1945?11.Which colonies became independent between 1945 and 1950?12.Which states had anti-colonial revolts or civil wars?Step 3: ReflectDirections:Using the readings and the maps, answerthe following prompts. Make sure to include evidence fromthe activities.Explainhow colonialism and imperialism led to movementsfor independence.Include how these movementsshaped the current political map.
Describethe reasons why political boundaries do notalways coincide with patterns of language, religion, ethnicity,& nationality.ExplainONE political, economic ORsocial consequence of this issue.DESCRIBE:EXPLAIN: