Introduction
During
the 19th century, the Western European Nations, the U.S., and Japan followed a
policy of extending rule and influence over other countries and colonies
through political, military, and economic means....
Guiding
Question
What
is "The White Man's Burden?"
What
were European, Japanese, and U.S. motives for imperialism?
What
were the experiences of the colonized people?
Questions
Task
1
1. Find and read "The White Man's Burden."
2. Make two columns to show how Kipling describes the imperialists and indigenous
people in "The White Man's Burden." Use at least four quotes in each
column.
3. "The White Man's Burden" was written in response to what event?
4. Find and describe/explain three political cartoons based on "The White
Man's Burden."
Task
2
5. Define/Explain the importance of: Imperialism, Colony, Leopold II, Teddy
Roosevelt, Admiral Perry, and The Raj.
6. Identify and explain the causes that led to and the effects of the
following: Sepoy Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, Opium War, Livingstone's
exploration, The East India Trading Company, The Boer War, The Open Door
Policy, The Spanish - American War, The Meiji Era, The Muslim League, The
Panama Canal, The Suez Canal.
Task
3
7. Draw a map showing European colonies in Africa (between 1850-1914).
8. Draw a map showing European, Japanese, and U.S. colonies in Asia (between
1850-1914).
9. Draw a map showing European colonies in Latin America (between 1850-1914).
Task
4
10. Find an account of the imperialists in Africa.
11. How are their actions described?
12. What are the motives for their actions?
13. What are the experiences of the indigenous Africans? Present this
information in the form of a paragraph, a letter home from the colony, a diary
of an indigenous person, or a newspaper article of the era.
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14. Find an account of the imperialists in Asia.
15. How are their actions described?
16. What are the motives for their actions?
17. What are the experiences of the indigenous Asians? Present this information
in the form of a paragraph, a letter home from the colony, a diary of an
indigenous person, or a newspaper article of the era.
Task
6
18. Find an account of the imperialists in Latin America.
19. How are their actions described?
20. What are the motives for their actions?
21. What are the experiences of the indigenous Latin Americans? Present this
information in the form of a paragraph, a letter home from the colony, a diary
of an indigenous person, or a newspaper article of the era.
Internet
Resources
White Man's Burden, an
Encarta Encyclopedia Article
"The White Man's Burden," by
Rudyard Kipling
Map of Africa
Imperialism: map of
Africa
Map of Asia
Imperialism: map of
Asia
Map of Latin America
Imperialism: map of
Latin America
"The White Man's Burden"
text
Background information on "The
White Man's Burden"
Imperialism
Colony
Teddy Roosevelt
Adm. Perry
The Raj
King Leopold II
Imperialism in Asia
Imperialism in Africa
More Background information on
"The White Man's Burden"
Kipling
Opium War
Boxer Rebellion (Part I)
Boxer Rebellion (Statistics)
Livingstone's
Exploration
Boer War
Spanish-American War
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Sepoy Rebellion
The Open Door Policy
The Muslim League
The Meiji Era
Political Cartoons
Martin Wolf, Teacher, and Benny Kwong, AP student,
collaborated to develop this web hunt.
Checked by Cheuk
Leung