World History

This was a fun class during which we traveled the world through our textbook, learning about the histories of different regions. For every chapter, we always had a project that would test a wide variety of our schools. Not only did we learn about history through these projects, but also the various people, perspectives, and personalities of the people who had a large role in writing it. History class this year was an interesting and informative class.

I think I included a lot of information in this project. It took a long time just to do the research for my project. I think including the most relevant information was a challenge for me because there was just so much information I could talk about with Guyana. I tried to zero in on some specific oil-related problems that they had (because oil was causing many problems in Guyana). I don’t know if I was successful in that but the project gave me a much deeper understanding of how countries recovered after gaining independence. It was an incredibly difficult time for Guyana after independence due to political and economic instability. Britain influenced indirectly influenced the government, economy, and social structure they have today. They weren’t the same nation after they gained independence that they were before colonization (this is a repeating theme for nations post-independence). Imperialism was a drastic change for nations around the world who had their economies destroyed while they were a part of the machine of imperialism. Before the oil craze, Guyana basically had the same economy they had when Britain was their monarch. It seems that reforms only started happening after the Guyanese government forcefully captured land in Guyana. The British still influenced them even after independence and meddled in their affairs as well. Today, the country seems disconnected from them and focused on its own future diversification and wealth.