1. Imperialism Project

2. Option 1: Daily Show
Imperialism News Show Activity
In pairs of 2:
► Create a News Show that highlights a major
conflict in a region of the world where
Imperialism took place in the 1800’s.
► Research the situation, type a script,
practice your performance and video tape your
production.
► Props, Costumes, Accuracy, typed script
and Drama all count!

3. Your News show will look like this:
• News Anchor introduces news program and the
relationship between the two sides, the European and
the Non-European. News Anchor explains who is
involved and gives a brief history of the issues and the
area.
• News Anchor goes live to the Field Agent standing in
the middle of the area under Imperialism during or just
after the main violent conflict between the Europeans
and the Non-Europeans.
• Field Agent gives a brief historical description of this
particular conflict and the position of the two sides.
• Field Agent interviews the European and the Non-
European.
• The European and the Non-European give their points
of view.

4. Option 2: Essay
• Write an Editorial to a Newspaper in 1899 either
FOR or AGAINST Imperialism.
• Choose a specific incident and country as your
example. (ex. King Leopold II of Belgium, Opium Wars, Boers in South Africa)
• Give background information and explain
European involvement and motivation in the
region.
• Establish criteria to support your opinion and
use historical data to support your argument.
• 5 paragraph minimum,30 sentences double
spaced and typed.

5. Option 3: Collage
• Create a Collage describing a major event
in Imperialism in great detail.
• Cover who, why, when, how, where and
the significance of the event, must be
typed.
• Include drawings, pictures and illustrations
for your information.
• Use color and artistic skill to create a
beautiful project, neatness counts. (see
examples)

6. When
Who Where
Why
How
Significance
EVENT

7. THE WAVES:
“When”: The waves of
immigration from Ellis Island.
They were from northern and
western Europe, mainly
between 1849 and 1920…
About 25 million people
immigrated to the USA.
LOCATION:
“Where”: Ellis Island is
located in the New York
Harbor. Is was built in
1842 from a building
known as the Castle
Garden- an old military
structure. For many it is
the Statue of Liberty that
was their first glimpse of
America. Many
Immigrants went to the
big cities to find Jobs in
cheap labor.
REASONS:
“Why”: Most immigrants left
their native countries for very
important reasons. Some left to
escape religious persecution,
famine, political corruption, bad
economy, etc. Some left just to
get a better chance here in
America.
THE TRIP:
“How”: The trip was a long journey with
uncomfortable conditions. Steerage was the class
that most traveled in because it was inexpensive.
The trip was crowded and took up to 3 months.
SIGNIFICANCE:
This event changed the US immensely. Most
current Americans have a friend or
acquaintance who’s an immigrant. 40% of
Americans can trace their families to Ellis Island
alone. It has created our cultural melting pot of
America and shaped our diverse nation.
Immigration
IMMIGRANTS:
“Who”: These people who came
through the Island, European and
Caribbean people who wanted a
better like. Germans came and
British, Irish, Scandinavian, later
people from Italy, Russia and
Poland. Some were poor, some
rich.
This is a C-
example

8. This is an A example….