The lesson provides concepts of nationalism, colonialism, assimilation, economics, and social components that drive imperialism prior to delivering the facts within lesson. These concepts need to be broken down into segments that are easier to grasp, so students are able to explain it in their own words without being confused. In the following lesson, students will learn about the effects that imperialism had on different locations, but how they all reflect positive and negative outcomes of European influence from imperialism. The facts from Japan, China, India, and Africa’s history represents the outcomes of imperialism, which reflect how their societies had changed politically, economically, and socially. Imperialism is a “big picture” built of multiple pieces that come together that gives the term a profound and relevant meaning that the word itself cannot …show more content…
They must identity nations and concepts that are being illustrated to understand how the message is interpreted. Students are exposed to political cartoons, which require analysis skills to identify the various parts drawn within the image that create the ultimate message that the artist intended. The various lessons and sections within the lesson build upon each other, which create the bigger picture of European imperialism that paved the way for WWI. The first lesson builds on the initial concepts that are general components for each of the locations that are focused on within the unit. As the lessons continue, they are applied to the specific locations and see these general components affecting on locations, which is reflected through their politics, economics, and societal development after encountering European Imperialism. All these components lead to the ultimate conclusion that imperialism altered the globe through major concepts as nationalism, colonialism, trade, raw materials, and Social