1/17/2017 10 minutes! 1. read rudyard kipling’s poem...
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1/17/2017 10 minutes!
1. Read Rudyard Kipling’s poem White Man’s Burden and answer accompanied questions.
2. Submit to basket when timer goes off. No extra time so work quickly. This is a grade.
Imperialism in Africa
Read, Highlight, and take Notes on Africa
If you can answer all four you know all the basics!
What started Europe’s colonization of Africa?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJe1W_HIWmA
Belgium’s takeover of the Congo and establishment
of rubber plantations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixCcEgNyHhc
Belgium King Leopold II allowed companies to
operate businesses that brutally abused Africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants.
What do you see in the
picture?
What animal does
King Leopold II
resemble and what is
he doing to the African
worker?
Precious gems and gold was found in South Africa.
What was the Berlin Conference?
A meeting of the European powers to divide Africa up into territories amongst themselves.
They did not consider African tribal boundaries when creating these boundaries and Africans
had no say in divisions.
Who led the Zulu tribes to their
independence and helped them fight off
the Dutch Boers?
Shaka Zulu
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=qbpzAPZGBWo
Why couldn’t the Zulu stop the British from
taking control of South Africa?
The British had better weapons
Map Comparisons
Lets compare before and after European imperialism.
Before Imperialism
After Imperialism
Exit Ticket:
1. When did imperialism in Africa start?
a. When Great Britain found gold. b. Belgium capture of the Congo and creation of rubber plantations. c. After Japan conquered the Zulu Nation d. The US established the Open Door Policy.
Exit Ticket:
2. How did Africa suffer due to imperialist powers?
a. The kings lost all of their power. b. The tribes were killed off. c. The entire population was enslaved. d. The powers divided up the land without
considering tribal boundaries.
Exit Ticket: 3. Who led the Zulu to their
independence and helped them fight off the Dutch Boers?
a. Simon Bolivar b. Shaka Zulu c. Meiji Emperor d. Toussaint L’Overture
Homework:
- Study Imperialism notes for 10 minutes
- Quiz Friday!