Decolonization timeline: what happened when?: timeline worksheet for Grade 12, page 1 preview

Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies

Decolonization timeline: what happened when? · Grade 12

Match 8 events about decolonization to their dates on a timeline using an event bank. Practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline.

Grade 12 · ages 17 to 18
Hard
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The events

Directions: Each date on the timeline has a box. Write the letter of the event that happened then.

Events
A India and Pakistan become independent.
B Ghana wins independence from Britain.
Algeria becomes independent from
France.
Gandhi leads the Salt March in protest against British rule in India.
Nelson Mandela becomes president after
South Africa's first elections open to all races.
F Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal.
Indonesia declares independence from the
Netherlands.
Seventeen African countries gain independence in the Year of Africa.
oldest newest

What your child practices

Your child practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.

Grades and ages: Grade 12, ages 17 to 18
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Hard for Grade 12
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 12, best once the basics of the skill are secure.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.