1. February 25th
TO DO: Take out your Blue packet – on pg 50 or blank page in your packet answer this question
What do you think are some of the long term effects of imperialism on Asia and Africa? In what forms do you see Anglo- Saxon (white) culture around the world?
Ex. Clothing/Fashion

2. Costs and Benefits of Imperialism

3. Costs and Benefits of Imperialism
While imperialism certainly had an immediate impact, it had several powerful long-term effects which are still noticeable today.
Write down the following effects in your booklet on page 50
(allow space for 9 bullet points – 6 costs and 3 benefits)

4. Costs

5. 1. Income Gap
The rich (Europe) got richer and the poor (Asia & Africa) got poorer.
European nations took raw materials, labor, and taxes from their colonies.

6. 2. Rivalry and Competition Between European Powers
European nations would fight each other in Asia and Africa for territories in Asia and Africa
Lead to World War I

7. 3. Destruction of Traditional Family and Village Life
Europeans often imposed (forced) their ways of life & culture on the people they imperialized.

8. 4. Loss of Self-Rule
Local governments & people no longer had a say in how their country was run
Europeans imposed their laws upon the colonies

9. 5. Widespread Famine
British forced Indian farmers to grow cash crops (i.e. cotton) instead of food crops used to support population
This regulation lead to famine throughout India.

10. 6. Internal conflict: Tension between ethnic groups
After European interference many ethnic groups began fighting amongst themselves within the imperialized countries.
Europeans did not consider preexisting boarders or issues within these countries.

11. Rwanda Genocide
Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
Rwandans: cultural and linguistic group Banyarwanda  three ethnic groups: the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa. 
Germany colonized Rwanda in 1884
Belgium colonized in 1916 during World War I
ruled through the kings (Indirect rule): put Tutsi Rulers in power
The Hutu population revolted in 1959
Hutu killed Tutsi  Hutu-dominated state in 1962.
The Tutsi started a civil war in 1990
1994 genocide: Hutu extremists killed an estimated 500,000 to 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutu
The RPF (Tutsi Militia) ended the genocide with a military victory.
genocide/videos/rwanda-background-to-genocide

12. February 26th
To do:
Take out your blue packet to Rwanda Genocide Video question
Who were the majority ethic group?
Who were the minority ethnic group(s)?
How did the Hutus and Tutsis identify themselves prior to the arrival of Europeans? (What were their occupations)
How did Europeans changed the way Hutus and Tutsis view themselves? And each other?  
When Rwanda received its independence, which group came into power? What happened?

13. How did Western (European) imperialism lead to genocide (Rwanda)
Rwanda Genocide
How did Western (European) imperialism lead to genocide (Rwanda)

14. Not all affects were negative however
Can you think of any possible benefits of imperialism?

15. Benefits

16. 1. Improved Education, Sanitation and Medicine
Europe brought many technological advances that allowed for improved education, sanitation and medicine.

17. 6. Infrastructure
Under European direction, roads were built and various systems of transportation (railroad, etc.) and communication (mail, etc.) were put in place.

18. 7. Cultural Exchange
While European ideas were introduced to Asia and Africa
Asia and African ideas were also introduced to Europe.