1. Bellwork: Review: Who was the leader of German unification?
What method did he use to unite Germany?
Cartoon Analysis:
3. Describe what you see in this cartoon.
4. Who is the “fish” and what is he doing?
Brainstorm:
5. Based on this image what do you think imperialism is?

2. Introduction to Imperialism

3. Today’s Agenda
Standard: W.14 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of the causes of 19th century European imperialism including the role of Social Darwinism, the desire for increased political power, and the search for natural resources and new markets
Objective: I can define imperialism and explain its causes and motives.
Bellwork
Land Grab Game
Flocabulary video and discussion
Notes
Gallery Walk and Discussion

4. The Land Grab Game

5. Your Task
You and your group are going to attempt to take over the classroom. With your group members, you will survey the classroom and decide on 5 things in the classroom that YOU feel would help you take over the room. You and your group will then designate one or two individuals to be their explorers and conquer these five items. You will place your flag (post-it note) on the item that you wish to conquer.

6. Game Rules
Your team will have 3-5 minutes to survey the classroom and decide on which 5 items you want.
Teams must select 1 or 2 conquerors
On my command, team conquerors will begin tagging (claiming) your five items by placing your team flag (post-it) on them. ***Everyone else must remain seated***
Only one group can conquer an item.
You may not take post-its off an item if one is already on the item.
I will declare a ruler (group) of the room once I see your choices.
NOTE: Those who shove, push, hurt, or break other things or people in the classroom will be disqualified from winning the competition.

7. Debriefing
How did you and your group choose the items you wanted to conquer?
Did you have any strategies for obtaining these items? If so, what were your strategies?
How did you feel when another group took the item you wanted?
What was your motivation for winning the competition?
Do you think this was a fair way to claim items? What might have been a better way?
If unclaimed furniture/items remain, who should get it?
They wanted certain areas for particular reasons

8. What do you see in this map?
How was the non-European world affected by European imperialism?
Which European countries appear to control the largest empires?
Which European countries contril few or no colonies?
What might be the result of unequal possession of colonies?

9. Impact of Imperialism
European countries and their possession as a percentage of the world’s land mass
1800
55%
1878
67%
1914
84%

10. Flocabulary Video What countries were being taken over?
What reasons were given for the British take over?
What enabled them to take over?

11. NOTES

12. What is Imperialism?
Imperialism: a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially
When a stronger country takes control of weaker countries to form an empire

13. Three Forms of Imperialism
1. Colony: A foreign region that is under the direct control of a mother country
Governed by a foreign power
Weaker country has no say

14. Three Forms of Imperialism
2. Protectorate: A foreign region in which the mother country allows native rulers to maintain their position of power, but controls them
Weaker country has some “say”
Stronger country has “final say”
Weaker country receives military protection from stronger country

15. Three Forms of Imperialism
3. Sphere of Influence: An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
Stronger country controls the business of weaker country

16. What were the motives for imperialism?

17. Gallery Walk Instructions
Walk around the room and read the information on the cards posted on the walls
Fill out your graphic organizer
Write in the motive
Goals
Summarize the quote in your own words
Sit down when you are done
Be ready to discuss your answers

18. Motives for Imperialism
E – Exploratory M – Military P – Political I – Ideological R – Religious E – Economic

19. Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism: idea that certain nations or races are more fit than others
Applied Charles Darwin’s ideas about natural selection and survival of the fittest
“Fit” nations will rule over the nations that are less “fit”
“Only the strong survive”

20. White Man’s Burden
White Man’s Burden: the presumed responsibility of white people to govern and impart their culture to non-white people
Whites morally obligated to bring the “blessings of civilization” to “backward” peoples
Duty to bring education, technology, medicine, and culture to indigenous peoples
Term comes from Rudyard Kipling poem
Social Darwinism increased feelings of white superiority
Belief in Racial Superiority
-Paternalism: need to “civilize/uplift the feeble savages
“childlike” people need a father; not fit to govern themselves

21. 1)Who are the figures in the cartoon
1)Who are the figures in the cartoon? What are they literally doing in the cartoon?
2) What are the figures figuratively doing in the cartoon? What is the significance of the boulders?
3) If you were living in Africa during the Euopean colonialism in the 18ths century and saw this how would you feel? Why?

23. Exit Ticket Define imperialism in your own words.
2. Explain one of the three forms of imperialism.
3. List and explain two motives of imperialism.
4. Do you think the European motives for imperialism were justified? Why or why not?

24. Crash Course Video