Different Motives of the New Imperialism

(Social Darwinism)

Some scholars applied

Darwin's theories of evolution such as the notion of "survival of the fittest"-to human societies. According to the pseudo-science of Social Darwinism, Europe's economic and political strength was proof of the superiority of the European "race." This idea served as a justification for imperialism, as (white) Europeans claimed it was their mission to bring "civilization" to the "savage" people in their colonies, often in the form of new products and technology. Imperial images also played an important role in building national pride at home.

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ACTIVITY  MOTIVES FOR THE NEW IMPERIALISM

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BERLIN CONFERENCE

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SECOND TERM

GENERATIVE TOPIC: Which were the main socio-political changes that took place in the world in the first half of the XIX century?		THROUGH  LINES: Why was Africa referred to as the "Dark Continent"?
TERM	UNDERSTANDING GOAL	TEMATIC UNITS AND CONTENTS
FIRST TERM	1. The student will develop understanding of the main features of imperialism and the context that allowed its      development in the nineteenth century.	UNITS I.  Imperialism. 1.        European geographical expansion 2.        Scramble for Africa 3.        Berlin Conference. 4.        Asia: colonialism tradition and modernization (Sepoy Mutiny- Opium wars) 5.        Meiji’s restoration 6.        Europe in the late nineteenth century 7.        Physical Geography of Africa.

CYCLE	DATE	PRODUCTS			PERCENTAGE	GRADE
1	11 – 15   April	Blood Diamonds			5%
		Worksheet
2	18 – 22  April	Imperialism  Map			10%
		Worksheet Africa – Asia maps
3	25 -29   April	Berlin conference			10%
		Workshop
4	2 – 6   May	Evaluation			15%
5	10 – 16   May	Motives of imperialism			10%
		Advertisement Analysis
6	17 – 23   May	Imperialism in India			10%
		Sepoy Mutiny  workshop
7	24 - 31  May	Imperialism in China			10%
		Opium wars political cartoon
8	1 - 8   June	Mejis’s  Reforms			10%
		Mind map - questions
9	9 – 15    June	Synthesis Project:			20%
		Comic Book
				TOTAL	100 %
10	16 – 17  June