Steps of Lesson:
Students were given two readings in preparation for the lesson:
- "Lin Tse-hsu, Letter of Moral Admonition to Queen Victoria (1839)(Context: Chinese Opium Trade/economic imperialism)
- Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" (1898) (Context: invitation to U.S. to join Anglo-Saxon imperialist project through expansion into the Spanish empire)
They were asked to write and prepare for discussion the following questions:
- What moral arguments did Commissioner Lin present against the British importatin of opium into China?
- On the basis of Lin's letter to Queen Victoria and, describe Chian's view of the West, especially of Great Britan. Contrast these views with those expressed by Rudyard Kipling in "The White Man's Burden"
Dr. Macias lectured on 19th century imperlialism, highlighting how it resulted from and was linked to industrialization, nationalism, and capitalism.
Lesson Design:
Lesson is designed to provide strong content background, linked to reading, and to reinforce and expand content background and raise new questions through large-group examination of primary source documents, including newly introduced visual documents.
Predictions:
We predicted that students would develop a basic understanding of imperialism and begin to be able to formulate questions about its impact.
Contacts: Jodi Vandenberg-Daves and Victor Macias
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