Decolonisation resources
History, grade 12. Notes, worksheets, videos, interactive tools and revision materials for this chapter.
Notes
Study notes
The chapter's lessons are the notes — read them in order, then use the resources below.
01Why Empires EndedWar, debt and nationalism: the forces that broke up the European empires.Read lesson →02India: Independence 1947Gandhi, partition and the birth of India and Pakistan.Read lesson →03Africa FreeFrom Ghana in 1957 to the independence movements across the continent.Read lesson →04Legacies of EmpireBorders, migration and memory: how empire still shapes the world.Read lesson →
Worksheets
Practice worksheet
Attempt every question before revealing the answer — that struggle is where learning happens.
Practice questions live inside each lesson — work through them there, then return for revision.
Videos
Watch and learn
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Revision
Revision checklist
Can you explain each of these out loud, without looking? If not, re-read that lesson.
- Why Empires Ended: War, debt and nationalism: the forces that broke up the European empires.
- India: Independence 1947: Gandhi, partition and the birth of India and Pakistan.
- Africa Free: From Ghana in 1957 to the independence movements across the continent.
- Legacies of Empire: Borders, migration and memory: how empire still shapes the world.
- Read each lesson's summary and re-do its practice questions from memory.