Imperialism and its effects on Africa
Objective: Provided 2 opposing viewpoints on Imperialism (one supporting and one condemning) students will evaluate the positive and negative outcomes of imperialism and argue through a single page "advertisement" warning or supporting imperialism to to population of a fictitious country.
Objective: Provided 2 opposing viewpoints on Imperialism (one supporting and one condemning) students will evaluate the positive and negative outcomes of imperialism and argue through a single page "advertisement" warning or supporting imperialism to to population of a fictitious country.
Rationale: It is important for students to understand that imperialism has two faces, one can be seen for its benefits the other through it exploitation. Its not all good or all bad, and students should be able to identify those attributes.
Evidence: By making a single page advertisement, students will demonstrate an understanding of why imperialism can be seen as a benefit or a burden on a society.
“Every empire seeks as its
imperialistic mission not to
plunder and control but to
educate and liberate."
“The truth is that
imperialism was never
idealistic. It has always been
driven by economic or
strategic interests.”
Which of these two passages do you find to be most true?
Why do you feel this way?
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The class will begin with the Crash Course video on the Industrial Revolution which will identify the circumstances which led to the desire to exploit Africa for its Natural Resources - Here
Students will fill-in this questionnaire while watching Crash Course -Here this will also be used for answering the African Imperialism questions.
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Berlin Conference
Once the video is finished, the class will read a summary of how Africa was divided based on the Berlin Conference - Here Students should put a copy of this reading into their drive and "Annotate/Underline" key information pieces of the reading. There are no questions to answer on the article but it contains lots of key points.After the reading a follow-up short video will be watched to make sure everyone undertands the circumstances that led to the Berlin Conference, as well as the outcome. Here
Next students will access the Colonial Map of Africa and identify the various colonies established by each country -Blank Africa Colonization Map
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After the maps are finished....
The students will be broken into pairs.
Half of the pairs will read one of the readings, and the other half will read the other.
“The Desirability of Imperialism” by Paul Leroy-Beilieu. -Here
Mark Twain’s brief piece condemning Imperialism. - Here
Project - from the information presented in your article, the student pairs will create an advertisement promoting or discouraging the decision for their country (a fictitious country that you are a citizen of) to begin steps to colonize a new land.
Use the information presented in the article to devise a 8.5 X 11 presentation page to convince the public your side is right. Think of it as an advertisement in a magazine, and you are trying to sell a product (like a car advertisement) OR convince people they should never buy it (like an ad explaining all the harmful effects of cigarettes).
Be creative, use graphics, and other tools you have used in the past. Look-up examples of advertisements and steal some of the ideas you like.
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