Date assigned
Tuesday, October 23
Assignment
Read Patrice Lumumba's speech (link here) from the day the Congo got independence from Belgium. Answer the following questions:
1) What are the themes of Lumumba's speech? Use examples from the text.
2) How do you think the people of the Congo reacted to the speech? Use examples from the text.
3) How do you think the Belgian government reacted to the speech? Use examples from the text.
4) 1960 was the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Belgium was an ally of the United States, and sold many of the resources they harvested in the Congo to the United States. How do you think the United States government reacted to the speech? Use examples from the text.
Finally, read this editorial from the New York Times in 2011 to see how Belgium and the United States actually reacted to Lumumba's speech.
Due date
Tuesday, October 23, end of class
Tuesday, October 23
Assignment
Read Patrice Lumumba's speech (link here) from the day the Congo got independence from Belgium. Answer the following questions:
1) What are the themes of Lumumba's speech? Use examples from the text.
2) How do you think the people of the Congo reacted to the speech? Use examples from the text.
3) How do you think the Belgian government reacted to the speech? Use examples from the text.
4) 1960 was the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Belgium was an ally of the United States, and sold many of the resources they harvested in the Congo to the United States. How do you think the United States government reacted to the speech? Use examples from the text.
Finally, read this editorial from the New York Times in 2011 to see how Belgium and the United States actually reacted to Lumumba's speech.
Due date
Tuesday, October 23, end of class
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