19th century Imperialism hits Samoa as Germans
establish colony
* Create
infrastructure: roads, buildings, schools (for German students only), governing
body * Expand
nationalistic ideals without regard to native population *Create
new market for goods, exploit natural resources *Bring
technology
World War I Aftermath:
Germans expelled by NATO
*British
take over governing Islands with New Zealand (already under British system) as
the overseer
20th Century
* Samoans
petition for independence; it’s granted 1942 * Divisions
between three kings until new government is established; fully independent in
1962 *New
model for education established |
| Samoa in geographic relation to other nations |
This looks good, Susan. You seem to have good ties from many different eras in history.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating timeline that nicely spans the eras we discussed in class. And it took all that time for Samoa to be able to do education the way it worked for THEM. Crazy stuff.
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