Unit 5: Imperialism & WWI 12.7.17

Entry Task Free Write in your notebook: America is a country in which…

What is Imperialism? Concept Formation

What is Imperialism? Objective: Through looking at several political cartoons you will develop a working definition of imperialism.

Make this table in your notebook: B.S.I.C. Argument Image #1 Image #2 Image #3 Image #4

American cartoon of John Bull (England) as an Imperial Octopus with its arms (with hands) in - or contemplating being in - various regions. Suez Canal – financed, those who control it control trade Boersland – cape colony, descendants of dutch farmers

Cape-Cairo railway project : Cecil Rhodes founded the De Beers Mining Company & owned the British South Africa Company, which established Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) for itself. He liked to "paint the map British red," and declared: "all of these stars ... these vast worlds that remain out of reach. If I could, I would annex other planets.”

(France - late 1890s) A pie labeled “Chine” is being cut by figures representing the UK, Germany, Russia, France and Japan. - Notice the absence of the US. US did not want a part in carving up China because they wanted to keep trade open. Japan wanted a part of the action because they desired to join Western Imperialists after they began to modernize after 1868.

Similarities Look at the information you wrote down in your notebook Make a list of similarities of all four images

Final Definition Now use those similarities to write a working definition of imperialism in your notebook “IMPERIALISM IS…” Imperialism - the political, economic, and/or cultural domination of one country or region by another country

Example or Non-Example? With a partner: Read the scenarios on your handout Decide if each one is an example of imperialism or not an example, circle your answer