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Imperialism
Slide 1 - Diapositive
At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…
to explain what imperialism is
what the three main reasons for imperialism were
who were the main perpetrators
touch briefly the next paragraph in connection with imperialism
tell of our own colonial past in very broad lines (yes, I do think we should spend more time on this, but book/time etc. if you want to know more, I advise you to make the assignment of previous lesson on the Indonesian connection)
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Slide 4 - Vidéo
Why?
Think: why did the Europeans, instead of trading, decided to colonialise and later imperialise America, Asia and Africa? Write down in your notebook two reasons
Pair: Exchange your reasons
Share: what reasons motivated the Europeans?
Slide 5 - Diapositive
The white man's burden
Read the poem by Rudyard Kipling given in pairs
What is the white man's burden?
Read together: 'The white man's burden (TB 150-1)
Slide 6 - Diapositive
That's why!
'Ethical'/ 'Cultural'
Spread Western 'civilisation'
Economical
raw materials AND markets to sell products from the mother land
Political
status among the European nations (Mine is bigger than yours)
Slide 7 - Diapositive
Read together:
'The scramble for Africa' (TB 151)
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Our own past
Reading together 'Building an empire in Asia' (TB 152)
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Slide 11 - Vidéo
Bitten in your own a...
Read together 'Effects of imperialism' (TB 153)
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To discuss
Dat Nederland nu schuld erkent voor zijn daden in Indonesië, is beter laat dan nooit
Het is goed dat de omvang van het Nederlandse koloniale geweld in Indonesië is vastgelegd door onafhankelijke historici. Hoogste tijd dat Nederland zijn koloniale verleden eerlijk onder ogen ziet.