-Honors- Industrial Revolution Document Analysis

Pick the document that you enjoyed the most (1,2,3,4) and as a group answer the following

questions:

1. What were the 3 most important aspects of your document?

2. What was the purpose of writing this document? Do you

think the author successfully reached his/her goal?

3. What questions do you still have about the article?

BE Prepared to Share

Bell Ringer

■Pull out your Gateway Boot Camp – Industrial Revolution Activity.

■Write a quality introduction and thesis statement.

■You will have 10 minutes.

-C.P.- Industrial Revolution Gateway Boot Camp

■With a partner, share your intro paragraph and thesis

statement.

■After reviewing both of them, decide whose is the best or

create a new intro and thesis that combines the two.

■We will share a few of these and come up with a rockin’

thesis!

■BE Prepared to Share

Rockin’ thesis statement: In order to examine the Industrial Revolution completely, one

must take into consideration what Europe was like before the

onset of industry, the factors which led to the revolution, and the

monumental changes that occurred because of the revolution.

■Essential Question: –What is imperialism & what factors led

to the rise of imperialism?

■WH Agenda for Unit 10.6: –Introduction to imperialism notes –Reasons for imperialism activity –Unit 10 Test: Thursday, March 7

Title

■ Text

Based upon this image, what is imperialism?

Based upon this image, why would Europeans want to imperialize?

Based upon this image, what was the impact of imperialism?

From 1850 to 1914, the strong, industrialized nations of Europe used imperialism

to seize colonies & dominate the local gov’ts & economies in Africa & Asia

Motivations for Imperialism Activity

■What factors contributed to the rise of imperialism by European nations? –Examine the 5 major motivations for

imperialism on the top of your chart; Read each description & create symbol –Visit each of the 15 stations & write a

brief explanation of what you see in the chart; Match the station information with one of the 5 imperial motivations –Be prepared to share your findings

Discussion Questions

1. Which motivation appeared the most?

2. Why do you think that was the most common motivating factor?

3. What similarities did you see between the different “documents”?

4. What perspective was missing from the documents?

Why did the industrialized nations of the world imperialize?

This turned into an all-out race for the best

& most numerous colonies in Africa & Asia

Having a lot of overseas colonies showed power

Nationalism in Europe meant that each nation wanted to become the

most powerful

The Industrial Revolution led to a huge demand for raw materials so countries

could make more factory-produced goods

The Industrial Revolution caused a huge demand for new overseas markets to sell their finished goods

Having numerous colonies in Africa & Asia helped fuel

the Industrial Revolution

Christian missionaries wanted to convert the “uncivilized”

natives in the world by creating churches, schools, & hospitals

Europeans believed in an idea called “Social Darwinism” that argued that whites were the most evolved & superior race

Europeans believed in the “white man’s burden” that they had a responsibility to

civilize the world

Forms of Imperialism

Colony: Europeans seize a territory & rule it directly by

sending governors to the colony

Protectorate: Local gov’t exists, but Europeans make all real decisions

in order to protect their trade

Sphere of Influence: Nations gain exclusive trading rights in territory, dominate all trade,

but allow the local gov’t to make other decisions

Closure Activity: The White Man’s Burden

■Read Rudyard Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden” & answer the discussion questions

1. According to the poem, what is the “white man’s burden”?

2. According to Kipling, what is the white man getting involved in imperialism?

3. How does the poem demonstrate racism? Find specific examples from the poem

4. Do you think Kipling’s poem is in favor of or against European imperialism? Why?