Lets finish up Chapter 30 Decolonization and Nation Building Student Presentations For this activity we will split the room in half Half of you will take and read the section titled The Struggle for Independence in Africa pages 850 to 853 and the other half will take and read the ID: 602483
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The Struggle for Independence and a Bipolar World
Let’s finish up Chapter 30! Slide2
Decolonization and Nation Building Student Presentations
For this activity, we will split the room in half
Half of you will take and read the section titled “The Struggle for Independence in Africa” (pages 850 to 853) and the other half will take and read the section titled “The Quest for Economic Freedom in Latin America” (pages 853 to 856)
Once your group has read your section, your group will create a presentation that answers the question below
How difficult was it to gain independence and be independent?
USE ONEDRIVE TO MAKE AND EDIT THE PRESENTATION AT THE SAME TIME…DIVIDE AND CONQUER!
You must have a title slide, conclusion slide, and pictures
You will email your finished presentations to one another
THIS WILL GO TOWARDS YOUR PARTICIPATION GRADE Slide3
Beyond a Bipolar World
Japan and China
After WWII, Japan signs treaty that only allows for limited self-defense
Could focus on their resources on rebuilding industries and expanding trade, rather than defense
Reparations had to be in the form of goods and services
All leads to economic growth in Japan Japan grows very close with the West Slide4
Beyond a Bipolar World
Japan and China
China had the Soviet Union as an ally but they begin to grow separate, because of China’s focus on the peasants and China not wanting to be a subordinate
Great Leap Forward
Mass collectivization in agriculture that fails and leads to a huge famine killing millions
Cultural RevolutionMass mobilization of youth to instill revolutionary values and to purge the Communist Party of Mao opponents
Millions die Slide5
Beyond and Bipolar World
The Middle East
Gradually gain independence in the 40s and 50s
Issue with Palestine takes center stage
Before WWII, Arabs attacks Jewish settlers, because too many were coming in
After WWII, Great Britain gave Palestine problem to the UNThey decide to break it up between the Jews and Arabs Slide6
What was the Cultural Revolution?Slide7
Mass mobilization of youth to instill revolutionary values and to purge the Communist Party of Mao opponentsSlide8
Beyond and Bipolar World:
The Middle East
Israel declares independence in May 1948
Arabs countries invade but Israel wins
Six Day War allows Israel to gain more territory and cement its status as an independent country
Jerusalem and Egyptian territory Refugees and territory still a problem today Slide9Slide10
Beyond a Bipolar World:
The Middle East
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Massive concentration of oil in the Middle East
This organization was created to promote collective interest in higher revenues
US supports Israel and Soviets support Arabs OPEC punished US in the 70s for supporting Israel by cutting oil off, which created a shortage and crisis in the US and around the world Slide11
Why was OPEC created?Slide12
To promote collective interest in higher revenues