Learning Resources
REQUIRED READINGS
Nkrumah, K. (1960). Address by Kwame Nkrumah at the United Nations.
Reynolds, D. (1997). The European response: primacy of politics. Foreign Affairs, (3), 171-184.
Reilly, K. (2012). The human journey: A concise introduction to world history. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
The Human Journey: A Concise Introduction to World History, 1450 to the Present, 2nd Edition by Reilly, K. Copyright 2012 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.. Reprinted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
- Read sections on “The United States as a Global Power,” “Achieving Independence” and “New Nations on the Global Stage.”
Tse-tung, M. (1949). On the people’s democratic dictatorship.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Review the readings in this week’s Learning Resources regarding Asian and African thoughts about Western influences and impacts.
- Reflect upon Western political thought and institutions as they appear in the Japanese Constitution of 1946, Mao’s reflections of China’s revolutionary history in 1949, and Kwame Nkrumah’s analysis of African nationalist movements.
- Think about how African and Asian colonies fought to rebuild after World War II, and how they struggled to steer clear of building the same institutions their repressors once formed.
- Consider the European and Western leaders’ journey and reflect on how they affected the Asian and African leaders. What do you think Asian and African leaders adopted from the ideas of the European and Western leaders? What do you think they discarded in their move towards independence?
- Draw from the Learning Resources this week. Recall the pressures that the African and Asian nations experienced when adopting and crafting their own policies.
- Reflect upon the African and Asian desire for change and what it meant to them as societies as they began to rebuild after World War II.
With these thoughts in mind:
BY DAY 3
Post by Day 3 a summary (2–3 paragraphs) of the ways that leaders in Asia and Africa thought about, used, or rejected Western institutions and ideas in shaping a post-colonial era. Be sure you consider the role of the Cold War in shaping the relationship of these countries with the West, and the US. Summarize attitudes towards and influences of:
- Western political thought and institutions as they appear in the Japanese Constitution of 1946
- Mao’s reflections of China’s revolutionary history in 1949
- Kwame Nkrumah’s analysis of African nationalist movements
Be sure to support your ideas by properly citing at least one of week’s Learning Resources, in APA format, within your initial post. As this is a post-first discussion board, you will not be able to see the work of your peers until you have posted the initial discussion requirement for the week.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
BY DAY 5
Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
- Ask a probing question.
- Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
- Offer and support an opinion.
- Validate an idea with your own experience.
- Make a suggestion.
- Expand on your colleague’s posting.
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