Download Global Studies Imperialism 2. Motives European Imperialism

Global Studies
Imperialism
2. Motives European Imperialism
Objective
Students will illustrate the motives driving European imperialism in Africa.
Activities
Warm-Up: have each group of students work together to define imperialism. These
groups will each write their definition on the board. Then review these definitions with
the class before reading the actual definition from the Webster’s Dictionary:
“The national policy or practice of acquiring foreign territories or establishing
dominance over other nations.”
Learning Targets: Give each student a copy of the learning targets for the unit on
imperialism. Review the prior knowledge, vocabulary targets, and new skill targets.
Nations Compete for Overseas Empires: Read aloud as a class about the Belgian
Congo in “Nations Compete for Overseas Empires” on pages 305-306 in the Modern
World History textbook. Ask the class to describe what motivated these Europeans and
how they treated the native Congolese people.
Motives for British Imperialism: Groups of students will read “Motives Driving
Imperialism” on page 306 of the Modern World History textbook. After reading, they
will create a graphic organizer to illustrate the motives driving Western imperialism in
Africa. Draw the blank graphic organizer from the Section Review on the whiteboard as a
guide. Encourage students to illustrate and color these graphic organizers to help them as
visual learners. Then ask for student volunteers to fill in the blanks with the motives that
sparked industrial European nations to establish colonies in Africa. Discuss as a class
whether these motives justified the British and other European powers to colonize and
dominate the economy and government of Africa.
Assignment
Create a graphic organizer to illustrate the motives driving Western imperialism in
Africa.