Imperialism day9.2012
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Today’s “To Do” Warm Up: Yesterday’s Exit Ticket Discussion Questions: Which photo do you think best illustrates imperialism during the late 1800’s? How did a few nations come to control so much of the world? What were the effects of imperialism around the world? Wrap Up Activity Study Guides – Group Jigsaw Activity Homework/Exit Ticket Imperialism
Transcript of Imperialism day9.2012
Today’s “To Do”Warm Up: Yesterday’s Exit Ticket Discussion Questions:
Which photo do you think best illustrates imperialism during the late 1800’s?
How did a few nations come to control so much of the world?
What were the effects of imperialism around the world?Wrap Up ActivityStudy Guides – Group Jigsaw ActivityHomework/Exit Ticket
Imperialism
• Yesterday’s Exit Ticket : Name 2 positive and 2 negative Impacts of New Imperialism
Is Industrialization a negative or a positive?
How was slavery connected to new imperialism?
Impacts - Negatives– No control of their land & independence – Death: Many died of new diseases (Africa–small pox)– Death: Many natives lost lives in resisting Europeans– Breakdown of cultures of native peoples – assimilationand westernization – converting to Christianity!!!– Authority figures were replaced by Europeans– No Industrialization! Why?– Economically dependant on Imperial powers– Racism (Social Darwinism; White Man’s Burden;
Paternalism)– Political instability without European influence
Impacts - PositivesSome westernization improved colonies: sanitation, hospitals and schools Some humanitarian efforts: elimination of slaveryLife spans increased & literacy rates improvedEconomic expansionGoods valued on an international market!Infrastructure Improved: Railroads, dams, telephones, telegraph lines
Think, Pair, Share• Which photo do you think best
illustrates imperialism during the late 1800’s?
• How did a few nations come to control so much of the world?
• What were the effects of imperialism around the world?
Which photo do you think best illustrates imperialism during the late
1800’s?
Wrap Up Activity – Motives
• Cultural – Westernization• Social – White Man’s Burden; Social
Darwinism (white man’s society is “more fit”)• Economic – Industrialization• Political = geopolitics, nationalism, flag-
waving
TEST STUDY GUIDES
Jigsaw Activity: Asia, Africa and Latin America
HomeworkAre your Imperialism packets done?
Make sure you are done all 3 Tasks listed on Blackboard by midnight,
Friday, 11-9
All make-ups are due by this Friday!!!!
We have talked about European/American imperialism of Africa/Asia/Latin America…
What about Japan’s imperialism in Asia? What type of imperialism do you think it is? Why?
Check for UnderstandingExit Ticket
