Internet Exercises       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.   Back to Exercise List     The Aftermath of Decolonization Tharoor, Shashi. "The Messy Afterlife of Colonialism," Global Governance January-March 2002. In Infotrac, enter "decolonization" in the Subject Guide 1. To what degree is colonialism "passe" as a current explanation for woes in the Third World? 2. What "direct results" of colonialism are still important today? 3. What are some of the causes of secessionism? 4. How has the economic legacy of colonialism contributed to strife in some Third World countries? 5. According to the author, what is required to pull the Third World out of its problems? 6. What aspects of the international system act to perpetuate the legacies of colonialism? For more Infotrac articles on this subject, enter "postcolonialism" or "colonies" in the Subject Guide.