1. STARTER 1.Based on what you have learnt so far, do you think we should be proud of the British Empire? 2.Work in fours to find out what other people think and have a brief vote 3.Be prepared to justify your opinion! Should we be proud of the British Empire?

2. How ‘great’ was the British Empire? Lesson Objective: To use different interpretations and our own opinions to explain why the Empire might be classed as good and bad. Learning Outcomes: a) Identify which statements suggest good and bad things about the Empire. b) To understand the benefits and drawbacks of the British Empire for both Britain and its colonies. c) Give an opinion on whether they think the Empire was a good or bad thing.

3. Did everyone benefit from the British Empire? The map on page 115 shows what Britain did to some of its colonies. What do you think this map tells us about the British Empire? Annotate your map with these examples of British TASK 1

4. Watch the video clip – what does Jeremy Paxman claim the positive and negative aspects of Empire were? video clip video clip PositivesNegatives 11 22 TASK 2 Was the British Empire a good or a bad thing?

5. Study the sources in the pack For each source decide if it shows the Empire as being a good or bad thing? If you think it benefits the British put it in the correct box If you think it was bad, why was it bad? If you think it wa s good, why was it good? TASK 3

6. 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? TASK 2

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

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

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

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

11. Photograph of Indian troops at Portsmouth in 1882 SOURCE 5

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

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

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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. Lesson 2 Was the Empire a good thing?

22. 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?

23. 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?

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

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

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

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