1 / 14

Perspectives on European Imperialism: Analyzing Primary Sources

This lesson explores the differing perspectives on 19th-century European imperialism through the analysis of primary sources and writing a short response. Students will examine conflicts, issues, and images from the period and discuss the impact of ideology and nationalism on old versus new imperialism. The concept of the "White Man's Burden" will also be explored.

mohammedj
Download Presentation

Perspectives on European Imperialism: Analyzing Primary Sources

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SWBAT identify the differing perspectives of imperialism as a part of the legacy of 19th-century European imperialism by analyzing the primary sources and writing a short response.

  2. Guiding Questions:(What are the key questions that students will answer by the end of the lesson?) • What are conflicts or issues that are part of the legacy of 19th-century European imperialism? What do images from the period tell you about imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries? • How does ideology and nationalism impact old versus new imperialism? • Questions for furthering discussion: • In what ways would the geographical context of the world be different without imperialism?

  3. Old versus New Imperialism • OLD: The three motivating factors of this period, “God, gold, and glory,” (pre industrialization) gave imperial nations three key reasons for expanding their global reach and setting up colonies to rule over indigenous peoples in settled lands • NEW: New imperialism began in the late 1870’s - because of industrialization, countries needed more raw materials to keep their technologies going – countries were motivated by Nationalism to spread their way of life to other colonies. This was also sometimes done as a means for gaining prestige on the world stage.

  4. Discussion Question • Do you think the “White Mans Burden” was a an excuse or justification for imperialism? Why or Why not? white man's burden • A phrase used to justify European imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; it is the title of a poem by Rudyard Kipling. The phrase implies that imperialism was motivated by a high - minded desire of whites to uplift people of color. • Take out discussion cards.

  5. Homework • https://bit.ly/2CEJDSG

More Related