BuildingNations:AidforFo rmerColonies
DIRECTIONS:Chooseacountryorregionthathasbeenaffectedbyimperialismatsomepointin
itshistory.Dosomeresearchtolearnthearea'shistoryasthecolonyofanimperialistempire.
Alsofindouthowtheregionisdoingtoday,andidentifyanyremainingeffectsofcolonizationon
thearea.ThencreateaslideshoworvideothatexplainstoAFCwhytheyshouldsendtheir
moneyandresourcestothisformercolony.Yourpresentationshoulddescribetheformer
colony,identifytheimmediateandlong‐termeffectsofcolonization,andsuggestsome
strategiesforimprovingthelivesofpeopleinthatarea.
SuggestedProjectSteps
1
Selectaregionorcontinenttoresearch,suchasIndia,Africa,EastAsia,ortheAmericas.
2 Findeitheracountryoracommunity(atown,village,neighborhood,etc.)that
representssomeoftheeffectsofcolonizationonthatregion.
3 Identifyboththeimmediateandlong‐termimpactofcolonizationonthecountryor
community.(Theseeffectscanbepositiveornegativeorboth.)
4 Identifysomestepsorstrategiesthatwouldhelpimprovelifeforthepeopleofthe
region.Learnwhatisalreadybeingdone,ifanything.
5 Createapresentationintroducesanddescribesthearea,explainstheeffectsof
colonization,andsuggestssomestrategiesformakinglifebetterthere.
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