African Decolonization Lesson Plan

This lesson plan on Africa's decolonization is a thorough and engaging resource with multiple activities to ensure your students understand this important period in history and its impact on today.

A lesson plan details exactly how to use all the resources, along with a suggested warm up, videos, and more.

An engaging PowerPoint covers the decolonization era, its background, and legacy. There's a special focus on Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, and the Congo. It also touches on Nelson Mandela's fight against apartheid in South Africa and Gamal Abdel Nasser's role during the Suez Crisis in Egypt.

There is a guided notes worksheet for students along with a Google Slides presentation and fully-narrated "flipped classroom" video option.

Next, there are 5 primary source excerpts of speeches by Gamal Abdel Nasser, Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, Patrice Lumumba, and Nelson Mandela. These can be made into stations or used at student desks.

A worksheet has students contextualize each speech and analyze its message. This can be done individually, in pairs, or small groups.

Editable Google Doc versions of the speeches, worksheet, and guided notes are included along with an answer key!

This resource can also be downloaded as part of my Complete Cold War Unit Plan Bundle.

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