Globalization Project-Research Prompts

Decolonization

Your job is to summarize this nation's history after it won independence. Your summary must
include the following:

• How did your nation gain independence?
o Who were the major groups involved in leading the struggle for independence?
o What significant events took place in this struggle for independence?

• When did your nation gain independence?

• How did the political structure change after independence?
o How were leaders chosen?
o What did the government look like after independence?

• How did the economic structure change after independence?
o How were goods and services exchanged in the new economy?
o What were the major imports/exports immediately after independence?
o Who owned land and capital after independence?

You must use reliable print and web sources for the basis of your summary, and keep track of these sources in the space below.