1. Start § 2.5 Europe, Asia & Africa

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Prior knowledge
You can explain why Europe managed to conquer and control so much colonial territory

Deepening
You can explain the relationship between Europe and East Asia, using Great Britain and the British East Indies as examples.

Video § 2.5

part 1 & 2

A definition of modern imperialism is ...

Europe and East Asia

GB     British East Indies

Fr      Indochina

NL     Dutch Indies

Jewel in the crown

India is the most valuable colony for GB:

1. Supplied a lot of raw materials 
   
2. Large market for English products: 300 million inhabitants

Suez-

kanaal

Opposition

During the interwar period, nationalists in British India, led by Gandhi, strove for independence.

Gandhi's solution:

non-cooperation

1. No cooperation with the British
2. No more buying cotton from British industry
3. Indians to spin yarn and weave cloth themselves
4. Non-violent resistance

British India
Nationalists led by Gandhi want independence, but GB will not go that far.

Wat is modern imperialism?

1. European efforts to ensure that the people of the colonies prospered.
2. The European expansion of power in Asia and Africa after 1870, which created large colonial empires.
3. The European voyages of discovery in the seventeenth century, aimed at improving the relationship between Europe and Asia.
4. None of the answers given is correct.

In 1857, an Indian army is fighting a British army in the north-east of India.
Is this event part of modern imperialism?

1. Yes, because European countries wanted to trade mainly with distant countries
2. Yes, because England wants to conquer a territory to own and control
3. No, because colonies were conquered without violence
4. No, because England did not want an empire

Detail the lesson objective: Who, what, where, when, how and why.

Complete the assignments WB § 2.5

Prior knowledge
You can explain why Europe managed to conquer and control so much colonial territory

Deepening
You can explain the relationship between Europe and East Asia, using Great Britain and the British East Indies as examples.

Processing
Discuss and analyse the test