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Understanding the Scramble for Africa: Analyzing Imperial Motives in Colonial Expansion

In this lesson, students will explore the Scramble for Africa as industrialized nations sought raw materials and new markets. Following the establishment of a seating chart, students will work in pairs to analyze visual and written artifacts that reflect the economic, political, religious, exploratory, and ideological motives behind European colonialism in the late 1800s. Students will have the opportunity to discuss similarities among these motives and provide explanations for their analysis of each artifact during the activity.

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Understanding the Scramble for Africa: Analyzing Imperial Motives in Colonial Expansion

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  1. Do Now • Please stand on the left side or the right side of the classroom until the bell rings. • We will be getting into our new seating chart for the unit. • Once you have been assigned your seat, please get out: • a writing utensil

  2. Review: The Scramble for Africa • Industrialized nations looked to Africa as a resource for raw materials (coal, iron, rubber) and new markets (places to sell their goods). • Many of these nations began to scramble for territory to claim as theirs. • As a result, these nations met in Berlin, Germany at the Berlin Conference, where they set in place a system of how to claim territory in Africa. • Soon, the majority of African territory had been claimed by these imperialist nations.

  3. Analyzing Imperial Motives • For today’s activity you will work in pairs. (hence why your desks are paired ) • You will be examining and analyzing written and visual artifacts that reveal the various motives behind the European drive to create colonial empires in the late 1800s.

  4. Imperial Motives • There were many different motives behind the European drive to create colonial empires: • Economic • Political • Religious • Exploratory • Ideological/Social Darwinist • Are there similarities between some motives?

  5. Imperial Motives • You will have 4 minutes to examine each placard. • For each placard you will: • Describe what you see. • Analyze, discuss and document which motive(s) are shown in the placard. • Explain why you chose this motive(s). • (repeat this step if you determine that a placard reveals more than one motive.)

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