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    Spring 2012 Civ-II Study Questions for Final Exam Date and Time: (Section 09) 1:00-3:00pm‚ Monday‚ April 30‚ 2012 (Section E2) 6:00-8:00pm‚ Monday‚ April 30‚ 2012 Location: Classroom Important Instruction: The final exam covers the last few chapters (29‚ 30‚ 32‚ 33 and 34) of the textbook. The slides we used in class have already been uploaded to ANGEL. To prepare for the test‚ you must combine studying my slides with textbook reading. This exam will be somewhat different

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    “Murderous and Decisive Struggle” (Fanon 39). “French imperialists … have violated our Fatherland and oppressed our fellow citizens. They have acted contrary to the ideals of humanity and justice” (Minh 1). Ho Chi Minh describes the effects of French colonization in a similarly to Frantz Fanon‚ who writes about practical and moral violence as a response to psychological and physical violence (Fanon). Practical violence has a clear purpose. As a means to an end it is undeniable‚ unstoppable and

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    Fall 2013 Civ-II Study Guide for the Final Exam Date and Time: 1:00-3:00pm‚ Friday‚ Dec. 13‚ 2013 Location: Our Classroom ================================================= Instructions: The final exam covers Part 6 and Part 7 (from Chapter 28 to Chapter 33) of the textbook. The slides we used in class have already been uploaded to ANGEL. To prepare for the exam‚ you must combine studying my slides with textbook reading. This exam will be somewhat different from the first two exams

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    Introduction Both in The Wretched of the Earth and The Battle of Algiers we are presented with the harsh reality that is the French colony of Algiers during the post-war period. Both works focus very strongly on the use of violence but both adopt a very different approach in justifying its use. On one hand‚ The Battle of Algiers presents us with an ever-escalating conflict in which neither of the parties of the conflict seems entirely right. On the other hand‚ Fanon argues that violence is a catharsis

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    Decolonization in Indonesia Reynaldi Gunawan Grade 12 Indonesia started their decolonization process at 1820. It took them about 130 years to successfully decolonized themselves from the Dutch‚ which happened in 1950. They Dutch already colonized Indonesia even way before 1820‚ but Indonesia started the struggle in the year 1820. Even though Indonesia gained independence in 1945‚ they haven’t get rid of the Dutch until 1950‚ so the process of decolonization ended at 1950 instead of 1945. It

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    The nineteen sixties were also an important time for the people of Quebec due to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. This was an incredibly substantial moment for the society of Quebec and the decolonization movement because it puts even more power into the hands of French speaking Quebecers‚ and gave them a legitimate political party that allowed for the representation of the Quebec people. This allowed for a more concrete presence of French Canadian opinions within politics that in turn provided

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    failure‚ and ongoing triumph of the museums. Over a span of about twenty years Lonetree explores how new museum theory changed interpretation of the same subject and how different museums interpreted decolonization to varying levels of success. Lonetree argues that successful examples of decolonization in Native American museums includes tying the history to the Native community‚ relating the history to pre-colonization until today‚ and including the hard truths of western colonization on Natives.

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    Bibliography: Aldrich‚ R.‚ Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion‚ 1996‚ 8: 266 – 267‚ Epilogue: 311 – 312. Bernstein‚ S.‚ The Republic of de Gaulle‚ 1958-1969‚ 1993‚ p 28 Chamberlain‚ M Costa‚ D.‚ Decolonization and French Society‚ 1999‚ URL: http://www.indyflicks.com/danielle/papers/paper06.htm Holland‚ R Jones‚ J.‚ The French in West Africa‚ 2012‚ URL: http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his312/lectures/fren-occ.htm#algeria Jones‚ J.‚ Algerian Independence

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    After the Cold War and World War II many changes took place all across the world. The catalyst for Sub-Saharan Africa reshaping its national identity was Ghana becoming emancipated from British rule in 1957. The national identity for a country or even a region is tied in with that particular area’s overall success. Ghana and Kenya were greatly impacted by this new forming identity. In order to make Sub-Saharan Africa a better place some things were required to change and others were allowed to continue

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    low on resources and began to struggle economically as well. Because of this‚ a lot of colonies demanded independence from their colonial powers. As it can be seen in the movie The Battle of Algiers‚ the fight for independency and the process of decolonization were not always easy or quick to settle. As shown in The Battle of Algiers‚ the people of Algeria were colonized by the French. In the movie‚ after a few attacks on French officials‚ French soldiers were sent to eliminate the problem: the National

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