BuildingNations:AidforFo rmerColonies
DIRECTIONS:Chooseacountryorregionthathasbeenaffectedbyimperialismatsomepointin
itshistory.Dosomeresearchtolearnthearea'shistoryasthecolonyofanimperialistempire.
Alsofindouthowtheregionisdoingtoday,andidentifyanyremainingeffectsofcolonizationon
thearea.ThencreateaslideshoworvideothatexplainstoAFCwhytheyshouldsendtheir
moneyandresourcestothisformercolony.Yourpresentationshoulddescribetheformer
colony,identifytheimmediateandlongtermeffectsofcolonization,andsuggestsome
strategiesforimprovingthelivesofpeopleinthatarea.
SuggestedProjectSteps
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Selectaregionorcontinenttoresearch,suchasIndia,Africa,EastAsia,ortheAmericas.
2 Findeitheracountryoracommunity(atown,village,neighborhood,etc.)that
representssomeoftheeffectsofcolonizationonthatregion.
3 Identifyboththeimmediateandlongtermimpactofcolonizationonthecountryor
community.(Theseeffectscanbepositiveornegativeorboth.)
4 Identifysomestepsorstrategiesthatwouldhelpimprovelifeforthepeopleofthe
region.Learnwhatisalreadybeingdone,ifanything.
5 Createapresentationintroducesanddescribesthearea,explainstheeffectsof
colonization,andsuggestssomestrategiesformakinglifebetterthere.
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BuildingNations:AidforFo rmerColonies
Step1:Selectaregionorcontinenttoresearch.Listeventsyourememberthatarerelatedto
colonizationofthatpartoftheworld.(Lookbackthroughthismoduletoreviewthehistoryof
imperialisminvariousregions.)
Region HistoricalEventsRelatedtoImperialismintheRegion
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Step2:Findeitheracou n tryoracom munitythatrepresentssomeoftheeffectsofcolonization
ontha t region.Narrowdownyourresearchtopicbyfocusingonjustonecountry,city,town,
village,orneighborhood.
FormerColony HistoryoftheColony
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Step3:Identifyboththeimmediateandlongtermimpactofcolo nizationonthecountryor
community.Includeeffectsonthearea’seconomy,culture,environment,andpolitics.
FormerColony Immediate EffectsofColonization Longte rmEffects
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Step4:Identifysomestepsorstrategiesthatwouldhelpimprovelifeforth epeopleoftheregion.
Learnwhat isalre adybeingdone,ifanything.SuggestprojectsthatAidtoFormerColoniesshould
considerfundingtomakelifebetterforthearea.
FormerColony What’sAlreadyBeingDone StrategiestoTry
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Step5:Createapresen tationin trodu cesanddescribesthearea,explainstheeffectsof
colonization,andsuggestssomestrategiesformakinglifebetterthere.Checkwithyourteacher
toseeifthereareanyspecialrequirementsorlimitsforhowyousubmityourworkwhenyou’re
finishedwiththeassignment.