Modern World History

Ms. Portman

Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

After you read the assigned section, you need to answer the following questions for that section in note form. Be prepared for a homework check or a possible reading quiz each day.

Assignment 1                        pages 816-818                                                         Independence

1. What benefits, if any, did colonial powers bring to Africa?
2. Why do you think the Western powers gave African colonies independence after World War II?

Assignment 2              pages 818-822 (stop at Search for Solutions)                              New Challenges

1. What were some of the challenges that the newly independent African states had to face?
2. Choose one of the challenges you listed, and describe how you think it should be addressed.

Assignment 3                        pages 832-837                                                                     The Middle East

1. Discuss the role of Egypt as a leader in the Middle East.
2. What seems to be the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

 

Assignment 4                      pages 837-840                                                              Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan

1. Discuss the significance of oil as the primary source of income for both Iran and Iraq.
2. Examine the map of Iraq on page 839.  Do you think Iraq should be divided along ethnic lines into three new countries?

Making Connections

Assignments 1-2

Assignments 3-4

Outside Resources
United Nations Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries

“I Speak of Freedom” by Kwame Nkrumah

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Test (100 Points)

10 Multiple Choice (20 Points)

2 Short Answers (40 Points Each)