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European Imperialism Note economic, social, and political reasonings for European imperialism.

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1884ferry.asp

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1893lugard.asp

Which continents were the most heavily colonized in 1914? Which European countries had the greatest number of colonies?
European Imperialism (Continued): http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/1907powr.htm

What were the racial and ethnic differences between the What might these racial and ethnic differences have implied
colonial powers and the colonized regions? about Europeans’ attitudes toward the colonized people?

https://www.history.com/topics/india/mahatma-gandhi
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Mahatma Give two facts about Gandhi’s life: How did Gandhi shape the movement?

Why is it referred to as a “divided movement”?

Gandhi

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/gandhi-freedom-movement-839041-2016-10-01

For all seven events explain the following: dates, locations, significance to the nationalist movement in India.
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Nelson Mandela Early life in politics: big events,
https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography
Give two facts about Mandela’s life: turning points, etc.

Sentence to describe the importance of each date:

12/5/1956 –
3/29/1961 –
3/21 – 4/8/1960 –
3/29 – 31
6/1961 –
12/16/1961 –
1/11/1962 –
10/9/1963 –
6/11/1964 –
3/31/1982 –

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-10524587

Explain what apartheid is, how it affected the people of South Africa, and how Nelson Mandela played a
role in ending it.
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https://www.cvce.eu/en/obj/interactive_timeline_of_decolonisation_geopolitical_issues_and_impact_on_the_europea
n_integration_process_1944_1975-fr-74d9fd02-0f16-421f-afa6-cb0946b32a23.html

Interactive Timeline of Decolonization: List name and significance next to the date.
1/20-2/8/1944 –
8/2/1945 –
10/27/1946 –
12/1946 –
8/14/1947 –
8/15/1947 –
4/16/1948 –
5/7-5/10/1948 –
1950 –
5/9/1950 –
7/21/1954 –
11/1/1954 –
5/29-5/30/1956 –
6/23/1956 –
10/1956-3/1957 –
10/2/1956 –
2/19-2/20/1957 –
3/25/1957 –
9/28/1957 –
10/4/1958 –
8/9/1961 –
1/22/1972 -
10/19-10/21/1972 -
1/1/1973 –
4/1/1974 –
2/28/1975 –
3/27/1975 –
6/5/1975 –
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For each video, write down notes about important information (i.e.: dates, people, significance,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eP-mv5IjFzY – Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course 288

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYBLmWfsT4A – Decolonization in Africa

etc.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_sGTspaF4Y - Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course

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Compare and Contrast Decolonization in India and South Africa.