Imperialism Unit Plan

							Imperialism and Nationalism Unit Plan
AP World History – H3X


    “The conquest of the earth, which mostly
    means the taking it away from those who
have a different complexion or slightly flatter
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         -- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

                           Whatever happens
                                We have got
                            The Maxim gun
                           And they have not
                            -- Hilaire Belloc



  Students Will Understand:
  The origins and causes of political and economic imperialism
  The political, economic, social and cultural effects of imperialism in Asia, Africa and Latin America
  Origins and effects of nationalism in Europe: state-building and empire-splitting
  Nationalism and anti-imperialism in Asia, Africa and Latin America: the dilemma of non-western elites

  Students Will Be Able To:
  Analyze effects of imperialism – political, economic, social and cultural change and continuity over time
  Compare responses to imperialism among national elites and the lower classes
  Compare forms and results of nationalism
  Assess points of view on the value and the problems of imperialism
  Examine the “special case” of Japan – in what ways was it a “model” for later non-western development?


  Date           Topics                                                        Homework – due the following day
  Thursday,      Introduction to the Unit: How would you respond to a          Nationalism Handout; Answer
  Dec. 2         new and imposed way of life? Acceptance and resistance;       Questions
                 Nationalism and westernization
  Friday,        Forms of Nationalism; Unification of Germany and Italy;       Duiker on Ottomans, pp. 528-29,
  Dec. 3         the economic development of Germany; Nationalism and          560-61, 660-61 and Egypt
                 imperialism                                                   Handout. Compare German
                                                                               nationalism and development with
                                                                               that of (1) the Ottoman Empire and
                                                                               (2) Muhammad Ali’s Egypt
  Monday,        Problems of Nationalism and Economic Development: the         Duiker, pp. 571-82
  Dec. 6         Ottoman Empire, Egypt, the “Eastern Question”
  Tuesday,       The Spread of Imperialism: Technological developments;        Duiker, pp. 582-92; Impact of
  Dec. 7         The Congress of Berlin; Social Darwinism and “The             imperialism in India, Southeast
                 White Man’s Burden”; Nationalism, the Enlightenment,          Asia and Africa; list similarities
                 and Empire                                                    across all three regions; specific
                                                                               differences by region
Wednesday,    Imperialism in Practice: Change and continuity in India –
Dec. 8        political, economic and social changes; Point of View
              exercise
Thursday,     Frantz Fanon on the native elites and intelligensia; India
Dec. 9        DBQ exercise; review of Industrial Revolution DBQ Test
Friday,       Imperialism in Practice: Belgian Congo, South Africa,        Fanon handout and Duiker, pp.
Dec. 10       Egypt – political, economic and social changes               592-97; What was good about
                                                                           imperialism? Did colonial peoples
                                                                           “suffer for nothing?” Did
                                                                           imperialism make nationalism in
                                                                           Africa and Asia possible?
Monday,       Responses to imperialism: Anti-colonialism, Nationalism,     Handout: Create a Comparative
Dec. 13       Westernization; India, Vietnam, Ethiopia                     Graphic Organizer for Philippine
                                                                           and Cuban responses to American
                                                                           imperialism; prepare for DBQ quiz
Tuesday,      Responses to American imperialism: Cuba and the              Duiker, pp. 599-612; It is 1880;
Dec. 14       Philippines: DBQ Graphic Organizer Quiz                      make suggestions to the Emperor;
                                                                           what are the strengths and
                                                                           weaknesses of your suggestions?
Wednesday,    Imperialists in China and the fall of the Qing: Opium        Duiker, pp. 613-23; Make a list of
Dec. 15       Wars, Taiping and Boxer Rebellions; Spheres of               the reasons Japan was able to
              Influence and Extraterritoriality; Problems of the Emperor   withstand European imperialism.
              and the Confucians; the Self-Strengthening Movement
Thursday,     Imperialists in Japan and the Meiji Restoration; Economic
Dec. 16       modernization; cultural changes; “Restoration” or
              “Revolution”? “Revolution from above”
Friday,       Comparing Chinese and Japanese responses to the West;        Latin America Handout and
Dec. 17       What are the possibilities and problems of nationalism as    Graphic Organizer
              a response to imperialism? Japan’s “late-developer”
              economic and political model
Monday,       Comparing Latin American political and economic              Handout w/ questions
Dec. 20       developments w/ Japan; Comparing imperialism in Latin
              America w/ Africa
Tuesday,      Comparing Russian nationalism, imperialism and
Dec. 21       economic development w/ Japan; Russia, Austria-
              Hungary and the Balkan Slavs
Wednesday,    Multiple Choice Test
Dec. 22
Thursday,     Review of Test
Dec. 23

             Have a great Winter Break! Policy Briefing paper due on return – Jan. 3