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Inquiry Question

• Were the causes of the Great Hunger of Ireland natural or human made? 
  What were the effects of famine on Irish society?

Learning Objective

• Examine primary and secondary sources to determine the causes and effects of the Irish Potato Famine.

Instructional Routine

• Big C, little c

Inquiry Question

• How did Belgian colonial and financial interests lead to atrocities in the Congo?

Learning Objective

• Examine various documents in order to contextualize the atrocities committed in the Congo by Belgian colonial interests under King Leopold 2. 

Inquiry Question

• What historical context led to the Indian Independence Movement?

Learning Objective

• Students will practice writing a historical essay by reading several essay style texts describing British rule in India and Indian resistances.

Inquiry Question

• Why was Nonviolence an effective tactic to use against British colonial control of India?

Learning Objective

• Students will examine several quotes, video clips, and primary sources in order to evaluate the effectiveness of nonviolence as a tactic to resist colonial rule. 

Cause and Effect Chain materials for lesson: 10.07.A.3 - Partition & Independence of India & Pakistan (1906-1947)

Inquiry Question

• What were the causes and effects of partition on the independence of India and Pakistan? 

Learning Objective

• Students will compare and analyze maps and primary sources describing the events leading up to and immediately following the partition and independence of India and Pakistan in order to understand the cause and effects of partition on newly decolonized nations.

Inquiry Question

• Why was Hồ Chí Minh and the Vietnamese resistance successful?
• How was Hồ Chí Minh’s methods and ideas different from other decolonization movements?

Learning Objective

• Students will analyze the events leading to and methods used in achieving Vietnamese independence in order to compare and contrast Hồ Chí Minh with Gandhi. 

Inquiry Question

• How was Pan-Africanism influential for African independence movements?

Learning Objective

• Students will examine the origins and ideas of Pan-Africanism in order to better explain the motivations and goals of the African Independence Movement.

Inquiry Question

• How did African countries gain independence in the second half of the 20th century?

Learning Objective

• Students will be able to explain why and how African countries like Ghana, Algeria, and Kenya gained their independence by presenting symbols and key events. 

Inquiry Question

• What were the different competing interests on the fate of a post-Ottoman West Asia? 
• Why were so many groups interested in Palestine?

Learning Objective

• Students will examine primary resources in order to compare three major interest groups in West Asia pre-WW1.

Inquiry Question

• What were the motivations behind British promises to different interest groups concerning West Asia & Palestine? 

Learning Objective

• Students will examine primary sources representing deals made between the British and different interest groups concerning West Asia and Palestine. 

Inquiry Question

• What led to an escalation of violence and eventual partition of Palestine?

Learning Objective

• Students will examine multiple documents in order to understand what led to escalating violence in West Asia, the Partition of Palestine, and Israeli Independence.