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10 Social Studies: Imperialism

Use this guide for Grade 10 History.

Your Task

Task Sheet with full details & rubric

Create a presentation including the following information:

  • Research from the dominant and submissive sides of imperialistic action (focusing on power and scarcity). 

  • Examine the history of the imperialistic action considering both perspectives of: 

    • When/how did it start? (Scarcity and/or Power) 

    • What happened? (Perspective) 

    • How did it end? (Perspective) 

  • A thesis that supports a sustained argument. (Remember, an argument requires that there is an alternate point-of-view or perspective). 

  • An evaluation of the imperial experience in which the perspectives from both sides are discussed and weighed-up to provide a judgement about the situation. For example, framing the analysis in terms of good/bad, pros/cons, strengths/weaknesses, opportunities and threats is effective to consider the implications of a topic under investigation. 

Imperialism: Websites

Overview

Podcasts via BBC Radio's "In Our Time" series

Europe

United States

Imperialism: Videos

Industrialization

Imperialism, globally

American Imperialism

Asian Responses to Imperialism