Decolonization

Colonization alters lands, cultures, economies, and even the self-understanding of those impacted. Is it possible to undo this transformation, to decolonize? These decolonization lesson plans explore efforts in Africa, the Americas, and beyond to see how historically oppressed peoples are reclaiming self-determination.

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How Was the Modern World Created - Modern States and Identities
Lesson 9.5
Big History Project
Acceleration
How Was the Modern World Created? Modern States and Identities
We can trace the modern concept of nationalism—the notion of who we are being tied to a country or state—to the Atlantic revolutions, which themselves were a response to colonialism and imperialism.
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Acceleration - Demographic Political Technological
Lesson 9.7
Big History Project
Acceleration
Acceleration - Demographic, Political, and Technological
The rapid growth in human population, the rise and fall of colonialism, and the breakneck pace of technological development can each be seen as both cause and consequence of the tremendous changes of the modern age.
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End of Empire
Lesson 8.2
1200 to Present
Cold War and Decolonization
End of Empire
The Cold War, the communist revolution in China, the troubles in the Middle East—the aftermath of colonialism continues to play out globally.
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The Cold War and Decolonization
Lesson 8.1
AP®
Cold War and Decolonization
The Cold War and Decolonization
The connection between the end of European imperialism and the start of Cold War is strong. As countries emerged from World War II and colonialism, they were pulled to align with one of the two superpowers.
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New States Global Resistance and the End of the Cold War
Lesson 8.2
AP®
Cold War and Decolonization
New States Global Resistance and the End of the Cold War
Decades of resistance led to once-colonized states finding themselves free and starting a global human-rights movement. The Soviet Union fell, ending the political polarization of the Cold War.
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