Schedule of Work and Activities
Rosenberg's Support Block
Monday to Friday, except for Wednesday. 2:00 to 2:30
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY!
Monday, January 25, 2021
Review of Week 20
News Review
Exam: Industrialization and Nationalism
We will review last Thursday’s exam for errors.
Activity: Imperialism: Taking Up the White Man’s Burden?
An activity to help you to understand the scope and nature of European Imperialism
Today we’ll start with a Crash Course World History Video “In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and Africa. During the 1800s, European powers carved out spheres of influence in China, India, and pretty much all of Africa. While all of the major (and some minor) powers in Europe participated in this new imperialism, England was by far the most dominant, once able to claim that the ‘sun never set on the British Empire.’ Also, they went to war for the right to continue to sell opium to the people of China. Twice. John will teach you how these empires managed to leverage the advances of the Industrial Revolution to build vast, wealth-generating empires. As it turns out, improved medicine, steam engines, and better guns were crucial in the 19th century conquests. Also, the willingness to exploit and abuse the people and resources of so-called "primitive" nations was very helpful in the whole enterprise.
After this, you’ll be assigned a map assignment on nineteenth-century Imperialism.
Homework
Study the following material from your textbook and prepare for a five-question plus bonus quiz for the next time we meet.
FOUNDATIONS OF EMPIRE
Introduction (748)
MOTIVES OF IMPERIALISM
Modern Imperialism (748)
Modern Colonialism (748-749)
Economic Motives of Imperialism (749)
Political Motives of Imperialism (749-750)
Cultural Justifications of Imperialism (750-751)
TOOLS OF EMPIRE
Introduction (750)
Imperial Medical Technologies (750)
Transportation Technologies (751)
Military Technologies (751)
Communications Technologies (751-752)
Homework
Download and print the worksheet “Imperialism: Taking Up the White Man’s Burden?” that you can find on Google Classroom. Complete the map according to the directions. Be sure to create a key for your map.
Due on or before 9:00 pm on Wednesday, January 27. Submit to Google Classroom.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Quiz 13
A five-question plus bonus quiz will be given based on the following material:
FOUNDATIONS OF EMPIRE
Introduction (748)
MOTIVES OF IMPERIALISM
Modern Imperialism (748)
Modern Colonialism (748-749)
Economic Motives of Imperialism (749)
Political Motives of Imperialism (749-750)
Cultural Justifications of Imperialism (750-751)
TOOLS OF EMPIRE
Introduction (750)
Imperial Medical Technologies (750)
Transportation Technologies (751)
Military Technologies (751)
Communications Technologies (751-752)
Friday Advise on a Thursday
Activity: Imperialism: Taking Up the White Man’s Burden?
- We will review the map answers from the worksheet “Imperialism: Taking Up the White Man’s Burden?”
- Then a short video, “How did Britain Conquer India?” from Animated History
- Afterward, you’ll be assigned “Contemporary Views on Imperialism” where you are to read four selections from different historical documents. You will be asked to write a summary of the main idea of each of them and submit the Google Classroom. This material will be used as the basis for a class discussion next time.
- This material will be due on or before 9:00 pm on Sunday, January 31.
Homework
Study the following material from your textbook and prepare for a five-question plus bonus quiz for the next time we meet.
EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM
Introduction (753)
THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA
Introduction (753)
Company Rule (753)
Indian Rebellion (753-754)
British Imperial Rule (754-755)
IMPERIALISM IN CENTRAL ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Introduction (755)
The Great Game (755-756)
British Colonies in Southeast Asia (756)
French Indochina (756-757)