Vocabulary List for Imperialism in Asia and Africa

Lectures

European Imperialism in Africa and Asia

Assignments

Due Monday 11/13 (by 2:20) - Works Cited of the Industrial Revolution research project.

Due Tuesday 11/14 - Shade the map of Colonial Africa. The British must be shaded red and the French must be blue. The other nations should be as they please. Identify the cities listed on the map as well. Be sure to fill in the key. Use this Map of African Imperial Boundaries to complete your map.

Due Tuesday 11/14 - Read pages 570 through 575 on early European imperialism in Africa and answer the African Imperialism Questions.

Due Wednesday 11/15 (by 2:20) - Industrial Revolution research project written work.

Due Thursday 11/16 - Qs for Passionate Journey (Mein Stundenbuch) by Frans Masereel (1889-1972)

Due Thursday 11/16 - Worksheet on Motives of Modern Imperialism.

Due Friday 11/17 - Practicing Imperialism

Due Monday 11/20 (by 2:20) - Industrial Revolution research project "radio commercial" and poster

Due Monday 11/20 - Read "Imperialism in India and Southeast Asia" (pp. 579-583) to "Siam" on p. 583. Also read "African Resistance" from pages 575 to 578 (skipping 577). Last Tuesday the students read "European Imperialism in Africa" (pp.570-575). Once the students have done all the reading, they should make two lists, one of similarities and one of differences between English imperialism in India and Africa.

Due Monday 11/27 - 20 point extra credit writing: How does the relationship between Paul Rusesabagina (played by Don Cheadle) and Colonel Oliver (a fictionalized version of Canadian Lt-Gen. Roméo Dallaire played by Nick Nolte) show the long-term psychological affects of imperialism on both Africans and whites?

Due Monday 11/27 - Read pp.658-663, "From Commonwealth to Empire." Do the IDs and questions 1-5 on page 663.

Due Wednesday 11/29 - Unit Test, including some information from the last unit as well.

Due Monday 12/4 - Extra Credit Qs for "The Last Drop" New Yorker article

Readings

Kipling's White Man's Burden

Unit Links (not required)

* Section on Imperialism from Exploring Africa! Unit Two: Studying Africa through the Social Studies

* General resources from Exploring Africa!

* Wikipedia article on the Scramble for Africa. That's the imperialistic partition of Africa. As is usual, though not reliably so, the article is quite good.

* Maps of imperialism in Africa - Scramble for Africa Map and Early 1920s imperialism

* South Asian History: Colonial India

* Victorian and Pre-Victorian Colonial India: An Overview