Unit 7

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Unit 7 Imperialism through World War I

• Lesson 2 Imperialism Day 1

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Imperialism through World War I

• Bell ringer
• Have you ever tried to control someone younger,
  smaller, or weaker? Why? How did you assert your
  power? (if youve never done this, write about a
  time youve seen it done)
• Objective
• Explain how the Industrial Revolution led to
  competition for resources among industrialized
  nations. Analyze the effects of competition on
  nationalism. Explain how new imperialism impacted
  colonized peoples.
• Homework Study Questions
• Attach Part 1 Definition
• Title Homework Study Questions

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The New Imperialism

• 1870s-1914
• This overlaps with the Industrial Revolution, but
  they are NOT THE SAME!

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Definition

• Imperialism the forceful takeover of one
  country/region by another

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Explaining Rwanda Introduction to New Imperialism
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Text Quest

• Complete questions 1-7
• Pages 757 758
• Time 20 minutes

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Unit 7 Imperialism through World War I

• Lesson 2 Imperialism
• (The Scramble for Africa)

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• Bell ringer
• Quiz Today
• Who or what should decide a countrys borders?
  Why?
• Objective
• Explain how the Industrial Revolution led to
  competition for resources among industrialized
  nations. Analyze the effects of competition on
  nationalism. Explain how new imperialism impacted
  colonized peoples.
• Homework
• Title Imperialism and Political Cartoons

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Imperialism Quiz
Prepare for a timed quiz on Imperialism You will need a half sheet of paper Include Name, Date, Period, Title of Assignment 2 minutes per question Write number and response only No talking, papers will be collected
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Imperialism Quiz
Which of the following is not a reason why the Industrial Revolution led to New Imperialism? (1 pt) ___ New technology allowed Europeans to better explore other parts of the world A high demand for natural resources Challenge of traditional authority in European government Europeans felt compelled to share their industrialized advantages with the world
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Quiz
2. Identify two European countries that participated in the Scramble for Africa. (2 pts) ___
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Quiz
3. Explain how the Scramble for Africa prevented direct conflict between European countries. (2 pts) ___
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Quiz
4. Desire for raw materials, new markets, and cheap labor Desire to spread European civilization Desire to control as much land as possible These are all causes of (1 pt) ___ a. Militarism b. Socialism c. Imperialism d. Ethnocentrism
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Quiz
5. Explain Put the main idea of the White Mans Burden into your own words (2 pts) ___
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Quiz
6. Which African countries were the only two to avoid being colonized by European powers? (1 pt) ___ Congo and South Africa Kenya and Nigeria Morocco and Tunisia Ethiopia and Liberia
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Quiz
7. Explain one reason why the Berlin Conference was unable to bring lasting stability to Africa (1 pt) ___
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The Industrial Revolution

• The IR leads to the colonization of Africa
• New technology from the IR (such as the
  steamboat) allows Europeans to travel further
  inland in Africa than they had before
• In his book Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
  describes the interior of Africa as one of the
  last blank spots on the world mapNew
  Imperialism changes that!
• Business Owners need more factors of production
  (think land resources)Africa has plenty!

Keep the factories hot!
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Famous Explorers Dr. Livingstone

• British
• Explored over 30 yrs
• Anti-imperialist
• Most famous explorer
• Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

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Cecil Rhodes

• British Explorer
• Came to South Africa at 17
• Became one of the richest men in the world
• Diamonds, gold
• Wanted AND power
• Very pro-imperialist

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Scramble for Africa

• European nations could get more land in Africa
  and Asia, and so did not need to fight directly
  over the land in Europe.

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Scramble for Africa

• How is this character portrayed?
• List the objects in this cartoon? How are they
  symbolized?
• Are there any captions in this cartoon? Does it
  need any?
• What information do you have that is relevant to
  the political cartoon? Explain and be specific.

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Scramble for Africa
Africa Before European Colonialism 7th to 16th
century
Africa After Colonialism (Postcolonial era)
1945-1990
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• How is this character portrayed?
• List the objects in this cartoon? How are they
  symbolized?
• Are there any captions in this cartoon? Does it
  need any?
• What information do you have that is relevant to
  the political cartoon? Explain and be specific.

What is the overall message of this cartoon?
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French Empire, 1914
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• British army officials and Indian princes playing
  polo in 1880

What does this photo tell you about
British-Indian relations at this time?
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Elements for Political Cartoons Editorial- point
of view or opinion Cynical-distrust of
motives Symbol-object represents something
else Caption- title and quotes Caricature-exagge
ration of personal characteristics Personificatio
n-giving objects ability to speak, walk, etc.
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Activity 1 White Mans Burden
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Activity 1 White Mans Burden
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Racist Motives?

• Many Europeans justified taking over Africans
  land by saying they were helping the African
  savages achieve civilization
• In his poem The White Mans Burden, Rudyard
  Kipling explains African Imperialism as a mission
  from God to spread Christianity and other Western
  beliefs

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Criticism

• The books Heart of Darkness (written by a
  European) and Things Fall Apart (written by an
  African) both criticize the White Mans Burden
  by saying the explorers did not care about
  helping Africans at all but about exploiting them
  to get rich

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Activity 2 The Berlin Conference
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1884 The Berlin Conference

• European leaders meet to stop fighting over
  Africa
• No Africans invited
• RESULT no European country could claim part of
  Africa unless they set up a government office
  there
• 20 years later Almost entire continent divided
• No attention paid to traditional or ethnic
  patterns

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• Which colonial power had the most land?

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Activity 3 The Map of Africa
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Activity 4 Reactions to Belgian Imperialism in
the Congo
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Economic Effects in Africa

• Infrastructure built - roads, schools, hospitals,
  telephones, etc
• Cash crop economies - unsustainable and no
  diversification of foodstuffs
• Uneven development - only areas around natural
  resources that mattered to Europeans

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Other Economic Effects in Africa
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Resistance to Imperialism(Page 221 in Notebook)

• Ethiopia modernized already to successfully
  fight off Italian imperialists
• Liberia founded by freed
• US slaves, and so had the
• protection of the U.S.

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Modern Imperialism?
Does Imperialism still exist? In forms other
than domination of another nation?
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Modern Imperialism?
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Exit Ticket

• If the Africans had been invited to the Berlin
  Conference how would Africa be better today?
• 1 paragraph (5 sentences) response
• Draw an illustration with these elements
• Editorial Cynical Symbol Caption Caricature Pe
  rsonification