Revolutionary+Council


 * Unit #10: Revolutionary Council **

For the final course unit on the post-WWII world and its political, economic, and social upheavals, you will research and represent a revolutionary spokesperson at a Revolutionary Council. Your research paper revolution and leader will be your topic. The goal is to understand the background, goals, and challenges that each leader faced, and to interact with and understand other revolutionary points of view in the postwar era.


 * List of Revolutionary Council leaders: **


 * Nnamdi Azikiwe (Nigeria): Binjo
 * Mao Zedong (China): Chris
 * Fidel Castro (Cuba): Darcy, Charlotte, Simon, Sean
 * Nelson Mandela (South Africa): Akim
 * Mohandas Gandhi (India): Tanaay, Grace
 * Dalai Lama (Tibet/China): Sophia, Tharm
 * David Ben-Gurion (Israel): Taka, Jenny
 * Samuel Gompers (US Labor Movement): Stella
 * Barry Goldwater (US Conservative Party): Benedict


 * Assignment **


 * Day 1: based on your research paper, prepare your Wikispace page for your leader: photo/film clip, quotation. Brief timeline, statement of revolutionary belief. Post to links above.
 * Day 2: based on your Wikispace page, prepare a 2-minute presentation on your leader. Include your leader’s (1) main revolutionary goal (2) perceived biggest obstacle (3) greatest personal achievement (4) greatest personal regret. Post these 4 points on a slide on the Googledocs page
 * Day 3: at the Council, present your revolutionary leader, and then use the worksheet to keep track of the other leader’s program and achievements. After the presentations, be prepared to ask questions to at least two other leaders.