Imperialism

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Day 20 - Test - Monday 3/4

[|Imperialism Study Guide] [|Imperialism Study Chat]

Day 19: Pull together New Imperialism (Friday 3/1)

1. Discussion of Ottoman Empire and Persia

2. [|Imperialism Study Guide] 3. [|Imperialism Study Chat]

Days 17 &18: Decline of Ottoman Empire - European influence in Middle East (Weds 2/27 & Thursday 2/28)

EQS: What efforts did Turkey make to modernize and why were these efforts ultimately unsuccessful? What role did nationalism play in the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire?

Day 18 Students meet in groups of four and discuss political, economic and social reasons for decline of Ottomans Students generate three point thesis and a topic sentence for each of three body paragraphs Groups put thesis and topic sentences up on white board Peer edit by groups Also - notes on geopolitics of Ottoman Empire

Day 17: Make a list of words that describe the Ottoman Empire based on last night's reading and the map in the atlas Discuss challenges faced by the Ottoman Empire - based on list generated 1839 - What's going on? Read Tanzimat Document and answer questions -- problems trying to solve and potential obstacles.



These links were not used in class -- but have good background info. related to the topic. [|British Imperialism in the Middle East] The Rise of Colonial Interests in the Middle East [|Modernization in Turkey] [|The Decline of the Ottoman Empire and the Birth of Modern Turkey] [|Understanding Middle Eastern History]

Day 16: Japan (Tuesday 2/26)

source documents - discuss how documents reveal strategy and mindset with regard to Western Imperialism





Day 15: Japan If you click the link below it will take you to segment #1..from there you can work through segments 2-10 to complete the film. [|Meiji Revolution Film]

Day 14 China Stations Also - Sun Yat-Sen reading from source book.

Day 12 & 13- China [|Two Coasts of China 3/6 (start 8:35)] [|Two Coasts of China 4/6 (to 6:08) and then to end] [|Two Coasts of China 5/6 (until 8:30)]

Day 11 - India How do the attitudes of the British towards the Indians change over time? Story of India Episode 6 -through Sepoy

Day 10 - India primary sources



Day 9 - Wrap up Congo - Write a tweet that captures the history of the Congo. (140 characters) [|Imperialism Tweets]

Begin India



Day 8 - Epilogue Congo 1. Speeches Political economic social nationalism and liberalism connections to Latin America 1 to 10 no imperialism

Day 7 - Option Discussion and Debate

Day 5 &6 EQ: How did the Crisis over the Congo reflect diplomatic, humanitarian and and economic concerns? Moment of Decision: How should England respond/react to the situation in the Congo? Criteria for decision: • elected official - public opinion • follow conscience - decision good for England now and in the future (political and economic considerations)

• Prepare for your Option Group Presentation to the undecided MOPS by: 1. creating a 3 to 5 minute persuasive presentation of your option. (The presentation will be given orally - though you must also turn in a written copy of your speech.) 2. creating a visual supplement to your presentation in the form of a poster, powerpoint (visuals only) etc. 3. developing talking points to defend your position, especially in relation to other two options.
 * Each member of the group must take responsibility for a specific task. You may double up.

•Undecided MOPS •You believe that the situation in the Congo is not acceptable but you have not yet decided on the best way for Britain to respond to these abuses. You are to work together to create three questions for each of the option groups. Your questions should be challenging and critical and consider the humanitarian, economic and diplomatic consequences of each action. You should delegate questions among your group and anticipate follow-up questions that might be asked. After the Option presentations and question session, you will be called upon to make a decision about what Parliament should do.

Take Independent Action || Option 2 Cooperate with other Powers || Option 3 Focus on British Empire || Undecided MOP ||
 * Option One:
 * Peter || Keshav || Sam || Andrius ||
 * Edwin || Rohan || Aruni || Maureen ||
 * Irene || Sasha || Rachel || Emily ||
 * Fiona || Ellen || Isaac || Will ||
 * || Zach ||  ||   ||

1. Read Congo packet and complete study guide 2.

Day Four Political,economic, social impact of Imperialism in Africa

Day Three: Africa Magnificent African Cake (view segments 1-3) [|Magnificent African Cake Part 1]  [|Magnificent African Cake part 2]   [|Magnificent African Cake 3]   [|Magnificent African Cake 4]

Day Two: DBQ Causes

Day One: The New Imperialism [|ABC Clio New Imperialism] (username and password - sharonstudent) Acrostic and 3 point thesis

Excerpts from Source Book

Notes for next year: chronological ap[|APEH DBQ]proach needs tweaking... create Unit Preview DBQ on NEW Imperialism Use sourcebook for India and China compare and contrast essay for China and Japan (Ottoman in the mix is a little confusing b/c not imperialized) short writing assignment -- maybe just outline for Ottomans