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PART TWO: Tlc Luropcan Scramllc lor Alrica
IMAC 3: Colonial Alrica
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Tlc Indusirial Rcvolu-
iion lclpcd many wcsicrn
naiions aclicvc unmaiclcd
cconomic and poliiical
powcr. In 1SS+, lcadcrs ol
ilc Luropcan powcrs lcld
an inicrnaiional conlcr-
cncc in lcrlin io discuss
MAP ACTIVITY
You will nccd dillcrcnt colorcd pcn: or mdgic mdrkcr: lor thi: cxcrci:c.
1. Lool ai ilc map ol Alrica on ilc prcvious pagc (lrom 191+). Wlicl counirics lcld
colonics in Alrica'


2. Using a dillcrcni-colorcd marlcr lor cacl ol ilc Luropcan naiions you lisicd in
Qucsiion #1, color in ilai naiions colonial icrriiorics.
3. Wlicl iwo counirics lcld ilc mosi land in Alrica'


+. According io ilis map, low many Alrican naiions managcd io rcsisi colonizaiion (as ol
191+)'
Circlc thcm on your mdp.
ilc pariiiion ol Alrica.
Wiiloui mucl lnowlcdgc
ol or rcgard lor iradiiional
Alrican cilnic communiiics
and icrriiorial loundarics,
Luropcans drcw ilcir own
lordcrs and agrccd io rcc-
ognizc ilc colonial acquisi-
iions ol any oilcr Luropcan
powcr. Wiilin jusi 30 ycars,
almosi all ol Alrica-a con-
iincni lour iimcs as largc as
Luropc-was undcr Luro-
pcan poliiical conirol.
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BRITI5H IMPRIALI5M
Thc cdrtoon bclow :how: Cccil Rhodc:, d rulcr in 8riti:h colonidl Alricd. U:c thc picturc
to dn:wcr thc lollowing quc:tion:.
IMAC 4: Cccil Rlodcs sirciclcs across Alrica
1. How is Cccil Rlodcs drcsscd'
Wlai iicms is lc carrying'
2. Wlai is lc sianding on'
3. lascd on ilis piciurc, low do you ilinl Cccil Rlodcs vicwcd ilc coniincni ol Alrica'
Wly'
+. Rlodcs was oncc quoicd as saying, I would anncx ilc plancis il I could.` Wlai do
you ilinl lc mcani ly ilis'
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PART FOUR: Dillcrcni Moiivcs ol ilc Ncw Impcrialism
(Tlc Wliic Mans lurdcn`)
Somc wcsicrncrs lcli ilai ii was ilcir
rcsponsililiiy io lclp civilizc` ilc sav-
agc` inlaliianis ol colonial lands in or-
dcr io malc ilcm morc modcrn` and
Luropcan. Tlc Lnglisl wriicr Rudyard
Kipling, lor cxamplc, displaycd sucl an
aiiiiudc in lis 1S99 pocm cniiilcd Tlc
Wliic Mans lurdcn,` ilc lrsi sianza ol
wlicl is prinicd io ilc rigli.
1ahc up thc Whtc Man`s Pu:cn-
Scn jc:th thc bcst yc b:cc-
Gc bn ycu: scns n cxlc
1c sc:vc ycu: captvcs` ncc,
1c vat n hcavy ha:ncss
On juttc:c jclh an vl-
Ycu: ncv-caught, sullcn pccplcs
Halj-cvl an halj-chl.
1. Wlicl linc in ilc pocm dcscrilcs non-wliic pcoplc'
2. Wly do you ilinl ilc auilor uscs ilcsc words'
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TH "WHIT MAN'5 BURDN" IN ADVRTI5INC
lclorc ilc advcni ol
radio and iclcvision, com-
panics rclicd lcavily on
IMAC 7: Impcrialism in advcriising-Pcars Soap
posicrs lilc ilis io advcr-
iisc ilcir producis. In ilis
ad, ilc Pcars Soap com-
pany cquaics ilc usc ol iis
produci wiil lulllling Tlc
Wliic Mans lurdcn.`
Tlc advcriiscmcni claims
ilai
Pca:s` scap s a pctcnt jactc:
n b:ghtcnng thc a:h cc:-
nc:s cj thc ca:th as cvl,a-
tcn avanccs.
Wlai do you ilinl ilc
plrasc darl corncrs ol ilc
caril` rclcrs io' Wly'
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CROUP ACTIVITY
|mdginc thdt you drc dn Alricdn bu:inc::mdn/womdn in thc cdrly J900:, who:c
compdny i: mdnuldcturing :odp lor Alricdn con:umcr:.
1. Givc your produci a namc:
2. Dcsign an advcriiscmcni (including a slogan) lor an Alrican audicncc.
Drdw your :odp ddvcrti:cmcnt hcrc.
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PART FIV: Dillcrcni Moiivcs ol ilc Ncw Impcrialism
(Social Darwinism)
Somc sclolars applicd
Darwins ilcorics ol cvolu-
iion-sucl as ilc noiion ol
survival ol ilc liicsi`-io
luman sociciics. According
io ilc pscudo-scicncc ol
Social Darwinism, Luropcs
cconomic and poliiical
sircngil was prool ol ilc
supcrioriiy ol ilc Luropcan
racc.` Tlis idca scrvcd as
a jusiilcaiion lor impcrial-
ism, as (wliic) Luropcans
claimcd ii was ilcir mis-
sion io lring civilizaiion`
io ilc savagc` pcoplc in
ilcir colonics, olicn in ilc
lorm ol ncw producis and
icclnology. Impcrial imagcs
also playcd an imporiani
rolc in luilding naiional
pridc ai lomc.
IMAC S: Social Darwinism in advcriising
Abovc i: dnothcr ddvcrti:cmcnt lor lcdr:' Sodp lrom thc
cdrly J900:. An:wcr thc quc:tion: on thc ncxt pdgc.
Thcn, :hdrc your cxdmplc: with your cld::mdtc:.
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1. Wlai is ilc advcriiscmcnis mcssagc'
2. Tlis posicr is missing a capiion. Dcsgn ycu: cvn captcn tc acccmpany t.
3. How docs ilis advcriiscmcni lor Pcars Soap display Social Darwinisi idcas'
+. Would you lc surpriscd io scc ilis advcriiscmcni (or a similar onc) in a siorc ioday'
Wly' Wly noi'
5. Can you ilinl ol any commcrcials ilai arc racially inscnsiiivc, or play on racial
sicrcoiypcs'
6. Can you ilinl ol any commcrcials or iclcvision slows ioday ilai coniain Social
Darwinisi idcas'
7. Can you ilinl ol any cxamplcs ol Social Darwinisi ilinling in sporis and sporis
journalism'
S. How migli ilc disiinciion lciwccn ilc worl cilic` vcrsus naiural aliliiy,` lor
cxamplc, rclcci ilc idcas ol Social Darwinism'