5.2 Decolonisation in South East Asia - part II

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This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

Lesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

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Which two world leaders are extremely important in the last decade of the Cold War?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Connect both Reagan and Gorbatchev with two keywords which you'd use to explain who they are.

Slide 3 - Open question

Lesson goals

To understand how global empires come to an end, in particular in British India
To see that there are other options besides violence to change the world

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What could be the title of the map on the previous page?

Slide 6 - Mind map

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Video about Gandhi's method

What is Ghandi’s goal?
What is his strategy?
Can this strategy always work?

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Slide 9 - Video

What is Ghandi's goal?

Slide 10 - Open question

What is his strategy?

Slide 11 - Open question

Can this strategy always work?

Slide 12 - Open question

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Ratio British and Indians

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How can the British rule a country with such odds? To get to the answer:
1) think about it for twenty second in silence
2) discuss it with your neighbour
3) in pairs: send in an answer

Slide 15 - Open question

Ghandi's other goals

Ghandi had other goals besides ending the English occupation of India
He also wanted to end the caste system and give women more rights.

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Ghandi's results

India becomes independent, but the former colony breaks up into two (India and Pakistan), later three countries (Bangladesh) with millions (!) of casualties.
The caste system wasn’t abolished -->
Women didn’t get more rights.

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To what extend was Ghandi succesful in your opinion?

Slide 18 - Mind map

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Lesson goals

To understand how global empires come to an end, in particular in British India
To see that there are other options besides violence to change the world

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Homework

Study 117-118

Do 1, 3, 4

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