Part 1 Choose any nation that became independent after 1945. Part 2 Read about how that country became independent, then research the main problems the new nation had to handle soon after independence. Here are some places you can search for information. Library of Congress Country Profiles http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html While it does not have all the nations in the world, there are very helpful profiles of many of the most influential nations. Each entry also lists the date of independence so you can quickly tell how recently this occurred. British Foreign & Commonwealth Offi ce Country Profiles www.fco.gov.uk Look for country profi les in Most popular sections on the top of the page. Find vital information on the history, government, and economy of each country. CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ While it does not have direct histories, it has a lot of information about the governments, social composition, economies, and geographies of every nation in the world. BBC News Country Profi les http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm Profi les and current articles on each nation of the world. Encyclopedia and almanacs offer brief profi les and histories of the nations of the world. You can also find online articles on sites such as encarta.msn.com and www.wikipedia.org. Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com This site is mostly for travelers, but if you click on Background Info for each country you fi nd a nice, brief article on Culture and History. Part 3 Write the name of your country and the year in which it became independent. List and describe four main problems it had to face in its first decades of independence and how it handled each. For each of the problems, write the closest problem you can find that happened in the young United States from 17761820 or so. If the United States had no problem remotely related to that of your new nation, explain why that wasnt a concern over here. Finally, explain what all of this says about the comparative experience of these two countries and being a new nation in general. Chosen Country and Year of Independence (make sure it is after 1945): India 1. Countrys first problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: 2. Countrys second problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: 3. Countrys third problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: 4. Countrys fourth problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: What can you expect as a new nation? Which of these two countries had a harder time as a new nation? Why do you think so?

Part 1 Choose any nation that became independent after 1945. Part 2 Read about how that country became independent, then research the main problems the new nation had to handle soon after independence. Here are some places you can search for information. Library of Congress Country Profiles http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html While it does not have all the nations in the world, there are very helpful profiles of many of the most influential nations. Each entry also lists the date of independence so you can quickly tell how recently this occurred. British Foreign & Commonwealth Offi ce Country Profiles www.fco.gov.uk Look for country profi les in Most popular sections on the top of the page. Find vital information on the history, government, and economy of each country. CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ While it does not have direct histories, it has a lot of information about the governments, social composition, economies, and geographies of every nation in the world. BBC News Country Profi les http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm Profi les and current articles on each nation of the world. Encyclopedia and almanacs offer brief profi les and histories of the nations of the world. You can also find online articles on sites such as encarta.msn.com and www.wikipedia.org. Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com  This site is mostly for travelers, but if you click on Background Info for each country you fi nd a nice, brief article on Culture and History. Part 3 Write the name of your country and the year in which it became independent. List and describe four main problems it had to face in its first decades of independence and how it handled each. For each of the problems, write the closest problem you can find that happened in the young United States from 17761820 or so. If the United States had no problem remotely related to that of your new nation, explain why that wasnt a concern over here. Finally, explain what all of this says about the comparative experience of these two countries and being a new nation in general. Chosen Country and Year of Independence (make sure it is after 1945): India 1. Countrys first problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: 2. Countrys second problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: 3. Countrys third problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: 4. Countrys fourth problem and solution: Related U.S. problem and solution from 1776-1820: What can you expect as a new nation? Which of these two countries had a harder time as a new nation? Why do you think so?