World History (Honors)

Room 106, House One

Mr. Glover

Essay Assignment: the “New Imperialism”

Beginning in the latter half of the 19^th century, European nations embarked on a period of expansionism that was far greater than its previous global conquest during the 16^th and 17^th centuries. Your assignment is to write a 500 word essay on one of the three essay questions below.

A. What were the motives of the “new imperialism” and how did anti – imperialist respond to it?

B. “When [the imperialist] wants a new market for his adulterated…goods, he sends a missionary to teach the natives the gospel peace. The natives kill the missionary: [the imperialist] flies to arms in defense of [religion]: fights for it, conquers for it, and takes the market as a reward from heaven.”

George Bernard Shaw

Which aspect of imperialism is Shaw most clearly criticizing?

C. Discuss whether the following statement is true or false, giving two reasons to support your point of view: The policy of imperialism was not motivated entirely by economic factors.

Your essay will include the following: a cover page, an outline, the 500 word essay, footnotes, and a rough draft of your essay.

1. Cover Page: a cover page should include your name, class period, and date.

2. Outline: the outline will include your thesis statement, subsections of your essay, and a conclusion, e.g.:

A. The point I wish to make is….

B. The subdivisions of my point are:

I

II

III

IV

C. In conclusion…

3. 500 Word Essay: includes the introduction, body, and conclusion (restate your thesis).

4. Footnotes: you must footnote when you; a) quote directly, and b) borrow ideas. In addition to that you must use at least four sources of information and cite no more than fifteen percent of your essay (approximately seventy – five words).

Citing information from the World Wide Web

§ Authors name, (last name first, first name last), the full title of the work, in quotation marks; the title of the complete work (if applicable), in italics; any version or file numbers; and the date of the document or last revision (if available). Next, list the protocol (e.g., "http") and the full URL, followed by the date of access in parentheses.

§ Example: Doe, John, “The History of Imperialism.” BHS History. 2003. http://www.BHSsocialstudies/essay/html. (Jan.31, 2003).

5. Rough Draft: include a copy of your first draft of your essay. Remember that a) you must spell all numbers up to 100, b) avoid colloquial phrases, and c) never abbreviate, and use symbols in your essay.

Due dates:

Friday, February 21^st – outline is presented for review

Friday, March 7^th – rough draft is submitted for teacher’s review.

Friday, March 21^st: submit final draft.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated under any circumstance. Anyone caught in violation of this mandate will receive a failing grade for the assignment and arrangements will be made to have a conference with the violator’s parents, the chairperson of the social studies department, and the instructor.

Sources of information for this essay will exclusively be generated from the online source documents below.

The Causes of Imperialism

1. Imperialism and Colonialism http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s090/history/imperialism_&_colonialism.htm
2. Imperialism Overview http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/world/lectures/imperialism.html
3. “New Imperialism”: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/7961/Hist/Imperialism.htm
4. The Economic Bases of Imperialism, J. A. Hobson: http://mural.uv.es/macrisfe/imperialism.htm
5. Economic Manipulation, Tom Goldstein: http://www.janus.umd.edu/Feb2002/GoldsteinHobson/12.html
6. F. D. Lugard, The Rise of Our East African Empire http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1893lugard.html
7. Economic causes of Imperialism: http://www.zum.de/psm/imperialismus/rums24/rums24_25e.php3
8. Social causes of imperialism: http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/imperialism.html
9. John Stuart Mill: On Colonies and Colonization 1848 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1849jsmill-colonies.html
10. Jules Ferry (1832-1893): On French Colonial Expansion http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1884ferry.html
11. Pan German League Program: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1890pangerman.html
12. The Extent of Colonialism: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pol116/colonies.htm
13. British Missionary Letters: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1883hebrides.html
14. “Rule Britannia” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/rulebritannia.html#Rule%20Britannia
15. Britain’s Imperial Destiny: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1899blunt.html
16. Religion and Imperialism: http://www.lpcs.neric.org/highschool/timeline/impreli.html
17. Religion and Imperialism (The Egalitarian Instinct): http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4397569,00.html
18. David Livingstone, Missionary and Explorer: http://www.bethel.edu/~letnie/Livingstone.html

Criticism of Imperialism

19. Rudyard Kipling: White Man’s Burden http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Kipling.html
20. Henry Labouchere: Brown Man’s Burden http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/kipling/labouche.html
21. J.A. Hobson: Imperialism http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1902hobson.html
22. V. I. Lenin: Imperialism: The Highest stage of Capitalism http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1916lenin-imperialism.html
23. Edward Morel: The Black Man's Burden, 1903 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1903blackburden.html
24. Ernest Crosby: The Real White Man’s Burden http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/kipling/crosby.html

Scoring Rubric

	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Analysis	Topic is not examined.	A fair attempt to study and examine the topic is made.	Topic is examined and discussed.	Topic is thoroughly examined and discussed.
Clarity of Writing Text	Writing is difficult to comprehend and is wholly inadequate to what the writer is trying to express.	Writing is slightly muddled, lacking clear use of words.	Writing is reasonably clear as most thoughts are described in a complete manner.	Superb and crystal clear writing, each word accurately describes the thoughts and intentions of the author
Footnotes/Endnotes	Inadequate number of quoted material.	Limited listing of quoted material.	A fair listing of quoted material.	Superior number of quoted material.

Source: Andi Stix, and Frank Hrbek, A Rubric Bank for Teachers, 1999