Imperialism Project

Task

Your mission is to conduct independent research and explain how one area of the world was colonized, what happened to those people and how the experience of colonization affects the people/country today. The due date for this project is Friday, April 25, 2014, so you CANNOT be absent!! If your group does not present on that day, you will loose 10 points (20% of your grade).

Content Requirements - Your project/presentation must cover the following information:

• History Before Colonization – Briefly describe the history of your region before colonization. What were the lives of the native people like before the region was colonized? 
• Reason for Colonization – Why was your country colonized? What country was it colonized by? What was the colonizing country hoping to get out of the territory? Why was the colony important to them?
• Type of Rule – What type of colonial rule did the colonizing country establish? What did colonial rule look like in your region? 
•  Treatment of Natives – How did the colonizing government treat the native peoples?  Did they have rights? Were they persecuted? Explain
• Independence – How did the colony/territory finally gain independence? What happened after they gained independence? What kind of new government was established in the former territory/colony? What is the former colony/territory called today?
• Today – What type of government exists today? What problems, if any, does the country/region experience today (ex. poverty, ethnic conflict, civil war, government corruption etc…)?

In addition to you text book, here are couple of reliable sources where you find information:

• The World Factbook
• Country Studies (Library of Congress)

• Finally, use Google county codes and advanced searching to find additional information. Watch the video below for instructions on how to use country codes:

Record your sources and take notes on the graphic organizer Ms. Davenport gives you.

A list of sources MUST be turned in with your project.