MODULO 4 Decolonization The decades between the middle of the 19th century and World War I were characterized by imperialistic policies. European powers acquired overseas territories directly or exerted political and economic control on vast areas in Asia and Africa. Decolonization was the process by which colonies became independent from the dominant countries. This process provoked consequences that are visible still today. WARM-UP ACTIVITY 1.A Look at Map A, then insert in the chart below the names of the African countries that belonged to each of the colonial empires. Belgium British Empire France German Empire BEFORE Italy Portugal Spain AFTER Tunisia Morocco Algeria Spanish Morocco Western Sahara Egypt French West Empire Mauritania Sudan Sierra Leone French Equatorial Africa British Empire France German Empire Cameroon Spanish Guinea Belgian Congo Madagascar Italy Spain German East Africa Angola Portugal Belgium Somalia British East Africa Togoland Gold Coast German South West Africa Union of South Africa Egypt Mali Niger Chad Burkina Faso Benin Central Nigeria African Cameroon Republic Eritrea Djibouti Sudan Gambia Guinea Bissau Ethiopia Guinea Sierra Somalia Leone Ivory Uganda Togo Kenya Liberia Coast Gabon Dem. Rep. Ghana of the Congo Rwanda Equatorial Burundi Tanzania Atlantic Guinea Ocean Rep. Malawi of the Congo Angola Zambia Senegal Eritrea Nigeria Libya (occupied by Morocco) Year of independence Before 1960 In 1960 Mozambique Ottoman Empire Map A. Colonies and protectorates in Africa around 1900. Namibia Mozambique Madagascar Zimbabwe Botswana Swaziland Between 1961 and 1970 After 1970 South Africa Lesotho Map B. Decolonization in Africa. ACTIVITY 1.B Pair work. Each student should choose an African country from Map B and indicate to their partner which Empire it belonged to and when it became independent. 32
