Lesson 3: Decolonization
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Students will analyze how independence movements reshaped political systems and national identities in former colonial regions.
How did independence movements reshape political boundaries?
What challenges did new nations face after independence?
Decolonization
National self-determination
Political independence
HIS.9-12.2 Analyze change and continuity over time.
HIS.9-12.7 Analyze how social, political, and economic structures shape human interactions.
Students analyze informational texts and explain cause-and-effect relationships.
Students examine independence movements across Africa and Asia and evaluate how decolonization reshaped global political systems. Primary DOK level: 3.
Connections to modern national identity and political sovereignty.
Students may assume independence movements produced immediate political stability.
Timeline construction activities.
Comparative map analysis.
Short analytical response explaining causes and challenges of decolonization.
Political maps, speeches, independence documents.