Week Nov. 7-9

Nov. 7-8
1. Debrief Motives of Imperialism (Review bold print items on hand-out)
2. Imperialism Group Project
3. Work on Project

Hand-outs on Imperialism with Quick-writes (click on titles to access hand-outs):
Roots of Racism
Opium Wars
Suez Canal
Perry Opens Japan

Nov. 9
1. Continue work on group project
2. "Example of Subjugation " (click on link to get hand-out)
3. Debrief Imperialism and Example of Subjugation

HW: BRING IMAGES OF IMPERIALISM TOPICS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS: CH. 11 SEC. 1-5, CH. 12 SEC. 1, 3-4, CH. 8 SEC. 1. IMAGES SHOULD BE NO LARGER THAN 1/8TH OF A PAGE. THESE WILL BE USED FOR YOUR GROUP PROJECT.

Learning Standards/Objectives Unit 4

5.1. Industrialization led European nations into the Age of Imperialism.

5.2. European imperialism was motivated by economic (Gold) motives; European industrialization required raw materials, new markets, and investment opportunities.

5.3.  European imperialism was motivated by political (Glory) motives; national security rested on acquiring lands for strategic defense of national interest.

5.4.  European imperialism was motivated by social (God) motives; a Western philosophy of the responsibility to educate, Christianize, and civilize people of other lands.

5.5.  European imperialist nations embarked on a new phase of empire-building that affected various lands of the world.

5.6. Europeans attempt to control the land, people, and resources of Africa.

5.7. Great Britain attempts to control the land, people, and resources of India.

5.8. Great Britain and other imperialist nations attempt to control the land, people, and resources of China.

5.9. The views of those who wielded power in overseas colonies usually clashed directly with those of the colonized.

5.10. Imperialism has both positive and negative short-term and long-term effects on peoples under colonial rule.