Intro to Imperialism via Black Panther

Intro to Imperialism via Black Panther

This is a fantastic lesson that will help you provide a more in-depth understanding of the causes and factors of Imperialism. Topics in the lesson also included: The development of Imperialism over time, motivation behind imperialism, the connections to Industrialization, different types of Imperialism, and the differences between old and new Imperialism. This lesson is designed to be personalized by you to best suit your classroom and the students needs. I hope you enjoy this lesson as much as I have!

I have spent years building up lessons and my goal has always been to make lessons engaging, multicultural, relevant, and thought provoking.

This lesson is so rewarding and the benefits of it include getting students:

• Ready to learn
• In the mindset to think critically
• Engage with one another
• Debate
• Question 
• Share
• Development empathy
• Learn from unfamiliar historical events 

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Directions 

• Start with the warm-up to get the students ready to think critically, I like to encourage class discussions. Get a copy HERE of the student warm-up doc free on TPT!
• Slides 7-9: Vocabulary review- imperialism, colonialism and colony
• Slide 10: The Black Panther video clip
• Slides 11-14: Background information on Imperialism
• Slide 15: Chart: Factors for Imperialism
• Slides 16-20: Motivations for Imperialism, connection to the Industrial Revolution
• Slide 21: Direct v. indirect Imperialism
• Slides 22-25: “Old Imperialism” v. “New Imperialism”
• Slides 26-27: Map analysis
• Slide 28: Political Cartoon Analysis
• Slide 29-30: Check for understanding 
• Slides 32-36: Teacher keys

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