1. Agenda: Imperialism in Africa
To Get:
Textbook
Handout off the back shelf
To Do:
Opener definitions – 10 minutes
Use pages to complete
Video viewing questions – 45 minutes
Exit Slip – 5 minutes
THIS WILL BE GRADED; GIVE A LEGIT RESPONSE!
Industrial Revolution Second Draft – TYPED!
TURN WORK IN TO THE DRAWER AT THE END OF CLASS

2. Video Questions
Watch: Queen Victoria’s Empire – The Scramble for Africa
Complete viewing questions
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3. Review possible answers
1. What two men inspired the imperialistic expansion of Great Britain during the late 1800’s? Gordon and Rhodes
2. What region threatened Britain’s power in Africa? The Sudan
3. What was “expected” of the Mahadi? Rise up against corrupt rulers
4. What was the “life-line” of the British Empire? Suez Canal
5. What did Gordon send to the Mahdi? A uniform and an invitation to join Britain’s military
6. How did the Mahdi respond? Invited Gordon to join him and convert to Islam
7. What was Gordon’s fate? Speared to death and had his head copped off and put on public display
8. Why did Cecil John Rhodes first go to Africa? Work on brother’s cotton plantation
9. Rhodes eventually “made himself the most ____dangerous____ man in Queen Victoria’s empire.
10. As a farmer, how did Rhodes respect the native workers; how did he gain their trust?
Learned to speak Zulu and paid for work in advance

4. Review possible answers
11. What discovery, 500 miles away, changed the course of Rhode’s life? Eureka Stone (diamonds) 12. This stone led to the __________________ source of diamonds ever found. Largest 13. What town of 40,000 was created in the middle of nowhere to support the diamond industry? Kimberly 14. There was one ______________ for every sixteen men. Bar 15. Under Rhodes, De Beers would eventually own ___90__% of the world’s diamond production. 16. What did Rhodes dream of doing with his wealth? Creating a British colony across the length of Africa 17. Who lost the vote due to Rhode’s influence in the southern cape of Africa? Native peoples 18. What weapon led to the conquest of Lobengula and Matabele Land? Machine gun 19. What was the new territory called? Rhodesia 20. Why did the Transvaal become a contested region between Rhodes and the Boers? (Settlers of Dutch descent) Gold was found 21. The Boer War ended with Britain creating the worlds first _concentration_ camps for women and children of conquered Boer regions. 22. Ultimately, the Boer War ended the British “ideal” of __imperialism.

5. Exit Slip:
Use the questions from the video to help you complete: 1. How do African nations today still feel the effects of colonial presence, especially British, more than 100 years later? 2. Give TWO examples of the long-term effects of British colonization in Africa.

6. Essay Corrections – Second Draft
Common Issues
No topic sentence
Weak or misplaced topic sentence
Discussing the three items you chose in the first paragraph
Not listing the three items to be discussed in the first paragraph
Weak conclusion
Poor structure or disorganized
Paragraphs
spelling

9. Topic Sentence and Intro
The Industrial Revolution caused many changes to peoples lives that had never existed in human history. The IR started in England in the late 1700’s and lasted until the early 1900’s. Before the IR many people lived on farms and had little opportunity for growth or bettering their life situations. Three changes brought on by the IR were __________, ____________, and _____________.

10. Body Paragraphs
Take the three items you chose to discuss to write one paragraph for each.
Identify and explain what the change was.
List positives impacts.
List negative impacts.
Explain how it still impacts us today.
(this will give you four sentences for each paragraph for the three things you mentioned in your intro!)

11. Conclusion Restate your topic sentence.
Restate the three changes you chose.
Determine if life is better or worse as a result of the IR.
Support with evidence from today.