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Decolonization Lesson PlanDecolonization Lesson Plan
Publisher
University of California
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Grade
10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Video
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Year
2013
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Decolonization

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The ripple effect from one small event can impact many others. Young historians research the ripple effect World War II had on decolonization in the second installment of an eight-part series. Through primary and secondary documents as well as videos and maps, the nature of Cold War politics and power become clear.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the cold war, the suez canal, the cuban missile crisis, the presidency of john f. kennedy, fidel castro

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Split class into two groups and debate which incident had a greater impact: Suez Crisis or the Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Create stations around the room representing different parts of the world that were impacted by decolonization 
  • Laminate a large map on decolonization from 1945-1965 and place in front of the room for reference

Classroom Considerations

  • Group size should be no more than three

Pros

  • Resource provides multiple printable materials for classroom use 
  • Includes primary and secondary resources on the Cold War

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.6

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