What Explain the phrase ‘Scramble for Africa’ using this map (page 114) STARTER

Was the British Empire a good thing for Africans?

Read Source A: A letter written to the British Prime Minister in 1881 by King Bell and King Aqua TASK 1 King Bell

1.Using the skills you have practised this year discuss in groups of 4 the following questions: a)Does the source give a positive or negative view of the British Empire? b)Are you surprised by this source? c)How useful is this source to an historian studying why the British Empire grew? d)Was this source produced by an opponent or a supporter of the British Empire? TASK 2 Was the British Empire a good thing for Africans?

Colour in your map to show how Africa was divided up into different colonies Watch Timelines TVWatch Timelines TV. Note down ways in which British rule benefitted Africans and ways in which we didn’t. Was the British Empire a good thing for Africans? TASK 3

Was the British Empire a good or a bad thing? Study the following pictures Does the picture show the Empire as being good or bad? The answer is not always obvious so you will need to think hard about your answer If you think it was bad, why was it bad? If you think it was good, why was it good?

A British poster from 1927 called 'Jungles Today Are Gold Mines Tomorrow' SOURCE 1

A British poster from 1927 called 'Highways of Empire' SOURCE 2

A British poster from 1927 called 'Empire Builders' SOURCE 3

A print from 1815 showing the Hindu religious custom of Sati SOURCE 4

Photograph of Indian troops at Portsmouth in 1882 SOURCE 5

An illustration showing the imperial durbar (ceremony) in 1877 SOURCE 6

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Slave Ship from: Thomas Clarkson, 1786 "Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of Human Species" SOURCE 8

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A British poster from 1927 called 'The Empire Shop' SOURCE 11

Map from a British book showing areas of India affected by famine in 1900 When the East India Company becomes responsible for the whole of Bengal, India's richest province it triples land taxes and many Indians are left living in terrible poverty. Millions die in a famine, and over the next 2 decades, millions more are dispossessed of their land. SOURCE 12

Photograph of a railway bridge in India around 1900 (By permission of The British Library, OIOC B 21210) SOURCE 13

Was the British Empire a good or a bad thing? HOMEWORK/TASK Complete a table as below and, using the slides, give examples to show whether the British Empire was a good or bad thing GoodBad British Colonies

Lesson 2 Was the Empire a good thing?

STARTER Watch this clip from British Pathe Watch this clip from British Pathe and study the three slides: Watch this clip from British Pathe Who are the people in the clip? What is happening in this clip? Where is this? When do you think this is? Why do you think the following sources were produced?

What can we learn about the British Empire from sources at the time? Possible source questions: Are you surprised by this source? Is this source useful? Why was this source produced? What is the message of the source? Is this source an accurate picture of life in the British Empire?

Why do you think this source was produced? A map of the railway network around Wembley

Why do you think this source was produced? A postcard from the British Empire Exhibition

A poster produced the Metropolitan Railway’s Publicity Department Why do you think this source was produced?

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What can we learn from the British Empire Exhibition about attitudes to Empire?