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Imperialism Impact Through Political Cartoons: A Thought-Provoking Student Project

Prepare students for a political cartoon project on the effects of imperialism. Students work in pairs to list positive and negative impacts of imperialism on colonial powers and colonies. They aim to understand imperialism's perspectives by creating a political cartoon.

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Imperialism Impact Through Political Cartoons: A Thought-Provoking Student Project

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  1. Impact of Imperialism Political Cartoon Project

  2. Teacher Preparation • Copy 1-per-student, back-to-back: • White Man’s Burden/Brown Man’s Burden • Political Cartoon Rubric/Effects of Imperialism • Copy 1 for ½ the number of students & cut in half • Handout the worksheets to each student and follow the power point presentation

  3. Pair-Share Partner A – list at least 3 negative effects of imperialism Partner B – list at least 3 positive effects of imperialism

  4. Students will be able to explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized by creating a political cartoon. Objective

  5. STEP 1: Complete the worksheet with the class

  6. STEP 2: Get into pairs and complete the worksheet together:

  7. POSITIVE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON COLONIAL POWERS • Provides manufacturers with cheap raw materials and markets • Profitable business opportunities: increased trade • Opened up colonial careers for government officials and military men • More military bases, human resources, and world prestige

  8. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON COLONIAL POWERS • Taxpayers had to finance colonial improvements and defense • Colonial rivalries often resulted in war • Increased the belief that colonial people are inferior to you • Colonial people disliked their ruling people

  9. POSITIVE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON COLONIES • Established industries, furthered agriculture, and developed natural resources • Improved communication and transportation • Trained people with new skills and provided employment • Constructed educational and health facilities • Attempted to stop native warfare as well as barbaric practices • Introduced Western Culture: Christianity, democracy, and modern science • Trained colonies in the ideas of government

  10. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON COLONIES • Drained wealth from the area • Only emphasized mineral and agricultural production, and discouraged colonial manufacturing • long hours of work with very little pay • Discriminated against native people and degraded the culture • Introduced new diseases • Imperial countries were often known as the native oppressors

  11. Impact of Colonial Rule Political Cartoon Activity

  12. Is this a political cartoon Why or Why not?

  13. Is this a political cartoon?Why or Why not?

  14. Wrap-Up Activity

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