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Respond to Colonialism

Respond to Colonialism. California Content Standard 10.4.3. Specific Objective Question. Explain imperialism from the perspectives of the colonizers and colonized; explain immediate and long-term responses by people under colonial rule. Over View.

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Respond to Colonialism

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  1. Respond to Colonialism California Content Standard 10.4.3

  2. Specific Objective Question • Explain imperialism from the perspectives of the colonizers and colonized; explain immediate and long-term responses by people under colonial rule

  3. Over View • During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European imperialists claimed and colonized lands throughout Africa and Asia. • They brought with them beliefs that profoundly affected the people whose lands they colonized.

  4. European Colonization in Africa: A Case-Study of Colonialism

  5. Over View Cont. • African colonial resistance was difficult to attempt. • European colonizers typically refused to engage in diplomacy with Africa rulers, and European weaponry made them formidable opponents. • However, when European power weakened after World War I, African nationalism rose. • Ghana, proclaimed as a British colony in 1874, struggled for independence for many years. • In 1925 legislative council elections were held • Nationalist political parties formed in the 1940s. • In 1952, when Kwame Nkrumah became prime minister, he was the first black African leader in the area in more then 50 years. Ghana achieved independence in 1957. • Other African Nations tried other forms of resistance.

  6. Forms of Resistance

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