A travelogue is a journal that documents your travels, including your observations and the connections between your experience and the history of the places you are visiting.
This week, you will draft a brief paper that will become an introduction to your final travelogue project.
Read the resources on Decolonization, the Cold War, World War II, and India’s Partition and submit a short paper of at least 300–400 words responding to the following prompts:
- Define your understanding of decolonization and how it contributed to rising nationalist movements.
- What geographical features contributed to or impeded the development of country borders? Describe them.
- How does the partition of “British” India reveal the values of rising nationalism?
- Do you believe the partition of India was fair? Why or why not?
- History.com Editors. (2022, June 22). Cold War historyLinks to an external site.. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-h…
- History.com Editors. (2021, September 15). World War IILinks to an external site.. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-…
- Phillips, S. (n.d.). Why was British India partitioned in 1947? Considering the role of Muhammad Ali JinnahLinks to an external site.. https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/why-was-british-india…
Requirements: 300-400 words
