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Colonies you can research:

- India
- British West Indies
- Canada
- Brazil
- Arab Nationalists
- African Fighting
- New Zealand
- French Indochina
- China
- Senagalese (Africa)
- German East Africa
- Other Topics:
- Gallipoli Campaign
- Japanese involvement

Research Links:

Start by using the textbook (pgs. 851-858)

https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/colonial_warfare_and_occupation_africa#:~:te
xt=Germany%20had%20four%20African%20colonies,Burundi%20and%20Tanzania%20except
%20Zanzibar).

https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/themes/race-empire-and-colonial-troops

https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/themes/race-empire-and-colonial-troops

https://www.history.com/search?q=colonies%20in%20ww1

https://www.biography.com/

Must use one article or website of your own finding. These links below will help you to find
credible sources.

Google Scholar

JSTOR Home
Research Point 1: Who did the colony fight for in WWI? Who were they a colony of?

Research Point 2: Where was the colony deployed in WWI? What theater did they fight in?
What did they contribute to the army?

Research Point 3: Did the colonial soldiers win medals? Fight in segregated groups or with the
Imperial Powers troops? How were they treated?

Research Point 4: How did their lives change after WWI? How did the colony gain or lose
autonomy after WWI?

Main Idea/Takeaway: What did you find most important about the colonies involvement in WWI?

Link to Project Template:

Colonial Troops_Expanding Definitions

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