ImperialismImperialismSimulationSimulation

So far this semester, you have learned about So far this semester, you have learned about the rise of European power and leadership the rise of European power and leadership in the world (Greece, Rome & Religion, the in the world (Greece, Rome & Religion, the Enlightenment, Revolutions for Democracy, Enlightenment, Revolutions for Democracy, and the Industrial Revolution). This unit, and the Industrial Revolution). This unit, you will learn about how Imperialism you will learn about how Imperialism expanded European dominance and power expanded European dominance and power in the world, but also how it abused that in the world, but also how it abused that power, and exploited other nations and power, and exploited other nations and people in the process.people in the process.

Let’s Discuss!Let’s Discuss! After reviewing the different items on the board After reviewing the different items on the board

claimed by each country, and collecting all of your claimed by each country, and collecting all of your sticky notes, discuss: sticky notes, discuss:

What advantage did Swangola have?What advantage did Swangola have? Was this process fair today?Was this process fair today? Where there any disputes over the items Where there any disputes over the items

claimed or controversies?claimed or controversies? How could we have divided up the items How could we have divided up the items

fairly amongst the countries?fairly amongst the countries?

Yo! What about ME?!?!Yo! What about ME?!?! If a group claimed ME, did they first ask for If a group claimed ME, did they first ask for

my permission or my feelings about being my permission or my feelings about being claimed as a person?claimed as a person?

You redesigned the layout of MY classroom. You redesigned the layout of MY classroom. Did you ask for my permission - or the Did you ask for my permission - or the permission of your classmates - to have their permission of your classmates - to have their desks and/or seats moved around?desks and/or seats moved around?

Did you ask or care about why the class is Did you ask or care about why the class is arranged the way it is, and if there is a arranged the way it is, and if there is a purpose or history behind its design?purpose or history behind its design?

YOUYOUBecame caught up in Became caught up in

a competitive race a competitive race to claim classroom to claim classroom furniture and itemsfurniture and items

EuropeansEuropeans

European colonial European colonial powers became powers became caught up in a caught up in a

competitive race to competitive race to claim African, Asian claim African, Asian and American land and American land (for raw materials, (for raw materials,

and to expand and to expand power & territory)power & territory)

YOUYOU

You claimed You claimed classroom classroom furniture & furniture &

items without items without knowing how it knowing how it would benefit would benefit

youyou

EuropeansEuropeans

Colonial powers Colonial powers claimed land claimed land

that they knew that they knew little aboutlittle about

YOUYOU

One group of One group of students were students were

given a name and given a name and flag in advance, flag in advance,

had directions that had directions that told them to claim told them to claim items right away, items right away,

and they had more and they had more post-its than the post-its than the other groups. other groups.

Other groups had Other groups had to try and catch up to try and catch up

EuropeansEuropeans

Britain had a Britain had a head start in head start in acquiring the acquiring the colonies and colonies and other colonial other colonial powers had to powers had to

catch up catch up

YOUYOU

We discussed the We discussed the fairness of process of fairness of process of claiming classroom claiming classroom

items, and how there items, and how there were sometimes were sometimes

disputes disputes

EuropeansEuropeans

The colonial powers The colonial powers met at the Berlin met at the Berlin Conference in Conference in 1884-1885 to 1884-1885 to

divide up African divide up African territory “fairly” territory “fairly”

amongst amongst themselves themselves