Welcome back. We'll take a few minutes to return some work to you and make sure everyone gets the plan for the final two weeks of the quarter.
Current Events: You'll do a second batch for this quarter, again with the AP World History themes as your guide. As with last time, you can download a Current Events template. You'll be expected to follow the format very closely. These are again worth a total of 20 points. Current Events #2 will be due at the start of class on Tuesday, January 12th.
Here's the extra credit option for those of you who are interested. (Note that it is also found as a "page" to the right of the blog.)
We introduced the topic of imperialism last session, largely through our look at the Scramble for Africa. Today, we'll continue along this general theme, taking more of a look at the colonial era that followed. Tomorrow, we'll turn our attention to India.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Tuesday, January 5th
We'll CHANGE the reading order here. I'll get you the Chapter 27, Section 3 quiz to do as a take-home assignment. Please continue your reading in Chapter 27 with Section 4, "British Imperialism in India." (pp. 791 - 795) My New Year's Resolution is to continue giving you reading quizzes. We'll do the 27.4 quiz tomorrow to start class.
Just a reminder that the "Cartoons: Industrialization and Imperialism" assignments are due on Friday, January 8th. You can find the directions for that back on Lesson #24.
Current Events: You'll do a second batch for this quarter, again with the AP World History themes as your guide. As with last time, you can download a Current Events template. You'll be expected to follow the format very closely. These are again worth a total of 20 points. Current Events #2 will be due at the start of class on Tuesday, January 12th.
Here's the extra credit option for those of you who are interested. (Note that it is also found as a "page" to the right of the blog.)
We introduced the topic of imperialism last session, largely through our look at the Scramble for Africa. Today, we'll continue along this general theme, taking more of a look at the colonial era that followed. Tomorrow, we'll turn our attention to India.
Let's make sure we have the basic language of imperialism down. There are four major forms of imperialism:
- colony
- protectorate
- sphere of influence
- economic imperialism
Make sure you've got a solid understanding of the two basic "styles" on imperial rule:
- indirect control
- direct control
Here are a couple of interesting graphs from the Statistics on the Extent of European Colonialism.
Let's spend about ten minutes with a DBQ activity that provides a solid overview of imperialism in Africa.
The Colonial Era: We touched upon a number of these issues last time we met, so I'll share with you a set of my old notes on the Colonial Era in Africa that
might be useful in the activities that follow. In particular, let's
look at the various ways in which people responded to colonialism.
The Colonial Ledger:
This is simple. Click on the title to download a simple chart. A
"ledger" is a book used in accounting and elsewhere to keep track of
transactions. Here, you are asked work with two or three others to
brainstorm a list of effects of colonialism. Some may be positive,
while many are certainly negative. Try also to classify them as
economic, political and social. You should have a total of at least 8
impacts, with some in each of the six categories.
Primary Sources on Imperialism: Here are a number of primary sources related to imperialism. Some are ones we will work with, and others are simply provided for your information.
- Sir Henry Stanley, How I Found Livingstone (1871)
- Rudyard Kipling, The White Man's Burden (1899)
- Edward Morel, The Black Man's Burden (1903)
- Kaiser Wilhelm II, A Place in the Sun (1901)
- Joseph Conrad, excerpts from Heart of Darkness (1902)
Colonialism in 10 Minutes - Scramble for Africa - This is a YouTube clip from a recently released documentary film, Uganda Rising. I think it does a good job of giving you a quick overview of the Scramble for Africa, while it also links the past to the present in the country of Uganda very effectively.
The Congo - Then and Now: We mentioned last week that the Congo has had a turbulent history from King Leopold II to the present. Here's an article from last year updating the situation for you. Basically, estimates are that as many as 5.4 million people have died due to "Africa's First World War" over the past decade. Congo's Death Rate Unchanged Since War Ended - The New York Times, January 23, 2008. If you want a more in-depth understanding of this very complicated event, check out Chaos in Congo: A Primer from The New York Times in 2000.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Tuesday, January 5th
We'll CHANGE the reading order here. I'll get you the Chapter 27, Section 3 quiz to do as a take-home assignment. Please continue your reading in Chapter 27 with Section 4, "British Imperialism in India." (pp. 791 - 795) My New Year's Resolution is to continue giving you reading quizzes. We'll do the 27.4 quiz tomorrow to start class.
Just a reminder that the "Cartoons: Industrialization and Imperialism" assignments are due on Friday, January 8th. You can find the directions for that back on Lesson #24.
