Image Source - ​Nelson Mandela, Free - New Yorker 1990
Independence & Decolonization Movements

Primary Skill
Cause and Effect

Compelling Question
​How did people around the world fight for their right to govern themselves and what successes/problems did they face?

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Essential Lessons
Independence Movements

Essential Lessons are content lessons that are required by all students to complete. 

United Nations:
Special Cmte. on Decolonization (C-24) 

Civil Disobedience:
Intentionally Disobeying

Eurasia:
​Indian Independence from Britain
(1947)

North America:
United States - Civil Rights Movement
(1960s)

Africa:
​​South Africa - Anti-Apartheid Movement
(1994)

Film Study:
​Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Helpful Lessons

Helpful Lessons can help you better understand different aspects of Independence Movements throughout this time.
​These Lessons are not mandatory but would add to your learning about this time period. 

Central/South American Independence Movements

Indian Independence Activist/Poet:
​Sarojini Naidu

Middle East:
40 Maps that Explain the Middle East

Film Study:
Gandhi (India)

Film Study:
​Salam Neighbor (Syria)

Film Study:
Selma (United States)

Primary Source Analysis Practice

Sit-in at Woolworths (1963) and Excerpt from Gandhi's speech "Quit India"

Additional Sources

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Last Updated May 9th, 2023.