STEP TWO

Mapping the End of Empires

This exercise asks you to examine three of the maps from Chapter 22 and analyze in conjunction with evidence from the chapter’s narrative to better understand decolonization and the challenges that newly independent nations in the Global South faced.

  1. Begin by examining Map 22.1, “The End of Empire in Africa and Asia,” then answer the questions below.

    1. Question

      Identify three similarities in decolonization and three unique events.

    2. Question

      Ask at least three good questions that the map raises.

  2. Question

    Next examine Map 22.2, “The Partition of British South Asia,” and then identify three potentially problematic issues that arise with South Asian independence.
  3. Finally, consider Map 22.3, “South Africa after Apartheid,” as well as the inset map, South Africa under Apartheid.

    1. Question

      Describe the map of South Africa under apartheid.

    2. Question

      Predict a challenge that might come from the redrawing of the map after the end of apartheid.