5.2 Decolonisation in South East Asia - part II

Police actions

Sukarno

Ethical politics

Japanese occupation

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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

Lesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

Police actions

Sukarno

Ethical politics

Japanese occupation

Slide 1 - Drag question

Slide 2 - Slide

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

Slide 3 - Slide

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

Slide 5 - Mind map

Slide 6 - Slide

Video about Gandhi's method

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

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

What is Ghandi's goal?

Slide 9 - Open question

What is his strategy?

Slide 10 - Open question

Can this strategy always work?

Slide 11 - 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 14 - 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 17 - 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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