Bell Ringer
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVQj0dbe
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• Get out your political cartoon assignment.
Cartoon Activity #1
• Based on this cartoon, why do
you think it was called the
“scramble” for Africa?
• Why do you think each country is
placed where they are?
• What do you think the artist is
trying to show about
imperialism?
• If you were alive when this
cartoon was published, how
would it have affected your view
of imperialism?
• What is so significant about the
position of Great Britain and
Holland? What event is it
referring to?
Cartoon Activity #2
• What does this message
say about how the US
views their colonies?
• What do you think is
the Hidden Message of
this cartoon? What do
you think this
cartoonist’s view of
imperialism is?
Cartoon Activity #3
• How does this cartoon
make you feel about
imperialism?
• What type of viewpoint
does this person have
of imperialism?
• Who would have drawn
a cartoon with this kind
of message?
Cartoon Activity #4
• According to this picture,
what is the White Man’s
Burden? What makes you
think that?
• What do you think the
artist was trying to tell
people with this cartoon?
• Once again, if you were
living during the time of
imperialism, how would
this cartoon impact your
view of imperialism?
Things to Know
• Caste System
• Sepoy Mutiny
• Sati (suttee)
Caste System
• Caste system- Social
Structure of India.
British Take Over: Exploitation
• Mughal Empire
Pro of Imperialism
• Sati- Hindu practice of
women throwing
themselves on funeral
pyres.
Sepoy Mutiny
• Sepoy Mutiny- sepoy soldiers attempted to
overthrow British rule.
The Direct Cause
Aftermath
• “Blood-Lick Laws”
• Roughly 100,000 dead
• Clamp Down
Gandhi
Primary Source Comparison
• Pros/Cons
• Perspectives
• Opinion