Unit Three - Imperialism


Name of Assignment


Specific Instructions

Amount of Points

Step 1

Textbook Questions

Answer all of the chapter section questions for the first Unit chapters -

Ch. 9 and 10

40

Step 2

Complete all the questions in complete sentences (if applicable for the Standards Review worksheet

20

Step 3

Choose and finish at least 240 points worth of assignments

Complete and label a map of Africa based on the 19th century colonization of Africa

20

Complete the Positive and Negative Effects of Imperialism DBQ by answering the questions for each document and creating an essay on the DBQ question (minimum of three body paragraphs)

40

China/India Newspaper


Create a one page broadside focusing on either the Opium War or the Sepoy Rebellion.- At least one main article on the event, and one opinion or eyewitness article

40

Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the imperialistic movements into China and India

20

Paperless Imperialism Country Study Project

(Focus on Non-European Nations for this unit)

Complete a written essay and a informational poster with written descriptions and graphics

150

Complete a multimedia presentation on a specific African, Asian or South American nation in the 19th century

50

Complete a SOAPS essay on the Letter to Queen Victoria


30

Complete a SOAPS essay on the 1844 document- Negotiating with African Chiefs


30

Step Four:

Turn in your 300 points worth of assignments to your teacher - your teacher will grade your assignments and check off this section if you have completed the assignments well enough to earn your points.

Step Five:

If you have enough points to equal 300 you are finished with this unit

If you are close to 300, finish the following two assignments below:

Essential Questions - 40 points

Answer the following Essential Questions in complete sentences:

  • What factors motivated Europeans to colonize Africa and Asia?
  • How did Europeans use Social Darwinism to justify empire building?
  • Which forms of imperialistic control did Europeans use in Africa and Asia?
  • What were the reactions of African and Middle Eastern rulers to imperialism?
  • How was British Imperialism different in China compared to India?
  • What economic, political, and social conditions encouraged the growth of imperialism in Africa and Asia?
  • How did European imperialism effect Latin America
  • What was the cultural impact of imperialism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

Review Assessment - 20

Step Seven -

By this step you should have enough points to complete the unit

If you do not, go back to step three and finish assignments to get your 300.