Prescribed Learning Outcomes
It is expected that students will:
C5 describe the relationship between colonial rule and emerging nationalism in Palestine and the Indian subcontinent
• As preparation for an in-class simulation activity on colonial rule in Palestine and the Indian subcontinent, have students examine a range of given sources including both primary and secondary sources and sources in a variety of media (e.g., cartoons, articles, video clips).
Prior to presenting (or identifying) the given sources, spend time discussing the differences between different source types (definition, examples, advantages, and disadvantages).
photo: 6th July 1948: The last of the British troops leave Haifa, Palestine (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Assessment Strategies
• Ask students to analyse the given sources,
identify whether a particular source/document
is primary or secondary, reliable or unreliable,
and provide evidence to support their answers.
Consider the extent to which students bring
forward points such as whether or not:
- the writer was involved in the incident
studied (e.g., When was this produced/
written?) - the document is a newspaper, article,
cartoon, etc. - the document is part of a biography or
autobiography (e.g., Is the writer writing
about himself or herself?) - it is based on historical fact (e.g., Are there
other sources that corroborate the content?) - the writer is using language or images to
influence the reader - the writer is obviously influenced by outside
forces (e.g., What do we know about the
writer’s nationality, political affiliation, etc.?)
Have students draw conclusions about what can
be learned from each source or document. Assess
the appropriateness of their conclusions, in light
of their responses to the questions.
RESOURCES - INDIA
The life and death of Mahatma Gandhi
This site was created by the Times of India top celebrate from an Indian perspective 60 years of Indian independence. The site includes some newspaper articles, comment and analysis on the events and their impact. Also avaiable are images of original photographs from 1947 and free access to some online multimedia film programmes about the 60th anniversary made by Indian companies.
The National Archives of India is the official repository of the historical documents of the government of India. Its website provides basic information on its holdings and access policy. Important collections include: the papers of Mahatma Gandhi, materials relating to the East India Company, the British Empire and colonial rule in India and the struggle for independence.
Partition of India 1947 was created by the Guardian newspaper to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the partition of India and creation of Pakistan in 1947. It offers basic historical facts, and a collection of historic photographs and maps relating to this period of Indian history.
RESOURCES - PALESTINE
Israel at 60 provides free access to a collection of 26 iconic photographs and accompanying textual comments which were published by Foreign Policy magazine to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. Some images relate to independence other to wider the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) was established and is being developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights in response to successive General Assembly mandates. The UNISPAL website contains texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine since 1917.
This site contains the text of a speech by A.J. Balfour British foreign secretary in 1922. It is a famous response to an attack made on British foreign policy. The speech reaffirms British government commitment to the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle-East. It is reprinted from the Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Speeches by Brian McArthur. Penguin, 1992 pp88-90.
Recognition of the State of Israel is part of The Harry Truman Presidential Library and provides access to official material linked to United States relations with Israel and the recognition of the Jewish state during the late 1940s-1950s. Documents available include the full-text of governmental treaties between the two nations, White House correspondence between Truman and the Israeli prime president, United Nations recognition of Israel and material relating to the Jewish and Arab populations in Palestine.
Israel Compilation contains approximately 50 clips of interviews and films relating to the political history of Israel. They include Pathe news materials relating to the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, Golda Meir's election as prime minister in 1969; Munich Olympic Massacre 1972, and the Camp David Peace agreement. .
