HW #5-3

Choose
#1 How did the government of Japan change during the Meiji restoration?
Describe in at least three sentences Japan’s rationale (reasons) for its westernization.
Describe in at least three sentences Japan’s imperialism and militarization.
Imagine that you are a Japanese person watching events unfold in the 1850s and 1860s.  How might you react?  Do you see alternatives to the opening of your country to foreign trade?  Do you agree that in order to compete with the Western powers, your nation must begin to behave like the Western powers?  Explain in a paragraph
or
#2
Homework: Please write an essay on the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration accelerated industrialization in Japan. How did it change the political, economic and social structure of Japan.
Outline for an One-Paragraph Essay
Introduction:
Thesis statement: _______________________________________________________
Body:
First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________________________
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): __________________________________
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
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Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ___________________________________
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
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Conclusion
Restate topic: __________________________________________________________________

HW#4-3 Scramble for Africa

1. How did you feel while playing the “Scramble for Africa” game?
2. Why did your group decide to choose the countries it chose?
3. Which country do you think was your group’s most valuable colony? Why?
4. Who did not get to play a role in the “Scramble for Africa” game?
5. What do you think you learned from playing the “Scramble for Africa” game?
6.What could be done to make playing the “Scramble for Africa” game more enjoyable?

HW #3-3 Intro paragraph Imperialism essay

Historical Context:
During the 1800s, Great Britain’s empire expanded to include India, other parts of Asia, and parts of Africa. Great Britain’s colonial rule had both positive and negative
effects on the colonial empire.
Task:
• Discuss the political, social, and/or economic causes of British imperialism
• Discuss the positive effects and the negative effects of British colonial rule
1. Using your outline from class.
2. Write your claim.
3. Three reasons.
4.  Analysis
5. Summary
6. Definition for Imperialism
Write an Introduction for the essay in at least 7 sentences.

Homework #2-3

1. Is it ever justified for one culture to dominate another?
2. What does it mean to be civilized?  What does it mean to be uncivilized?
3. Is using violence to prevent diamond smuggling justified?  Should blood diamonds be sold?

HW #1-3 Six paragraph essay draft.

Were the achievements and growth of the Industrial Revolution Era worth the cost to society? After reading secondary and primary sources pertaining to the British Industrial Revolution, write an argumentative essay that addresses the question.  Support your position with evidence from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge competing views.