Unit 4: Global Imperialism

How resources influenced imperialist policies and what governments/peoples benefited and were hurt by this

How cultures, religions, and racial factors influence imperialist policies.

How did imperialism influence the changes in maps

How events and resources created migration patterns.

MW.Eco.1.a. Analyze how access to resources resulted in imperialist policies that had a range
of costs and benefits for different groups (e.g., West African diamonds, Middle
Eastern oil, Congolese rubber, Indian spices, Panama Canal, Manchuria).
MW.His.1.d. Evaluate how imperialism was shaped by rivalries between industrialized nation-
states for political and economic power (e.g., Japan, Great Britain, France,
Belgium, Germany).
MW.His.4.a. Analyze the complex and interacting cultural, religious, and racial factors that
influenced perspectives of imperialist policies (e.g., Rudyard Kipling, E. D.
Morel, Dadabhai Naoroji, Boxer Rebellion, Sepoy Rebellion).
MW.Geo.2.a. Explain the relationships between the locations of places and the impact of
imperialism using maps and other representations (e.g., social, cultural, economic,
political).
MW.Geo.7.a. Analyze how historical events during imperialism influenced migration patterns
and population distribution (e.g., Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, Royal Niger
Company, Monroe Doctrine, Battle of Port Arthur).
MW.Civ.12.a. Investigate how different groups have struggled to gain freedom, equality, and
social justice at the national and international levels (e.g., Nelson Mandela, Ho
Chi Minh, Kwame Nkrumah, Indian National Congress).

Recommended but not limited to:

Comparing and Contrasting Imperialist Policies

Primary and Secondary Sources

Create an argumentative claim and structure an argumentative essay

Debate

Project Presentation

Graphic Organizer

Map Changes