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History: Imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in India.

Imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in India

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Assignment Summary

INSTRUCTIONS    

  • Investigate the history of Imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in India. 

  • Deliver a Multi-Modal Presentation, which argues a point of view either for or against British rule in India prior to 1947, based on the effects of that rule.

  • All notes, a script or summary plan, a bibliography and the Research Process Sheet must be submitted. (Photocopies and/or printouts will not be accepted as notes.)        

    

GUIDELINES:

Research the colonial history of India.
 

As either a British Imperialist or an Indian Nationalist either justify or condemn European colonial rule over the country, using primary and secondary source evidence to support your opinion.
 

You may take the persona of a historical character.    

Eg. , Mahatma Gandhi, Muhhamad Ali Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru, Winston Churchill etc.

5-8 minute multi-modal presentation

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