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Content Objective: I will be able to explain American imperialism in my own words.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences from a text.

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Between 1870 and 1890, the nations of Europe and Asia, particularly Great Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, scrambled to territory in the undeveloped world. With unmatched firepower and technology, these imperial powers divided Africa and Asia among themselves. Many in the United States feared that if America didn't join the race for , the great powers would leave it behind.

Note: Darwin’s theory of evolution was just becoming widespread during this time, and many people were applying the “survival of the fittest” concept to individuals and countries.

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Markets were particularly important for the United States, which had emerged as the world's industrial power in the wake of the Gilded Age. Americans were beginning to fear that new markets within the United States were drying up now that had been achieved. In 1893, eminent historian Frederick Jackson Turner declared that the American was now closed, leading many to fear that the pioneering spirit central to the American identity was in jeopardy.

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While the United States was considering its fate now that relentless expansion west was no longer possible, Cuban rebels were attempting to overthrow colonial rule. After the U.S.S. , an American warship, exploded in Havana harbor, the United States declared war on Spain. Within six weeks the United States had triumphed in the Spanish-American War - acquiring significant over Cuba, annexed Hawaii and claiming Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as in the process.

Applying Knowledge: Today, we are going to analyze a poem written in February 1899 by British novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling entitled "The White Man's Burden.”

Take up the White Man’s burden

Send forth the best ye breed

Go bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives’ need;

To wait in heavy harness,

On fluttered folk and wild

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half-devil and half-child.

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According to the poet, the “burden” that the White man must take on is

exiling their sons to serve other countries.

arresting corrupt state officials who are childish.

harnessing the power of democracy.

civilizing native people from other lands.

Take up the White Man’s burden

The savage wars of peace

Fill full the mouth of Famine

And bid the sickness cease;

And when your goal is nearest,

the end for others sought

Watch sloth and heathen Folly

Bring all your hopes to nought.

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As stated in the poem, what are two positive things that the White man will do for the natives? (Select TWO)

Stopping disease

Setting SMART goals

Guaranteeing world peace

Feeding the poor

Take up the White Man’s burden

And reap his old reward:

The blame of those ye better,

The hate of those ye guard

Take up the White Man’s burden

Have done with childish days

Comes now, to search your manhood

Through all the thankless years

Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,

The judgment of your peers!

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Will the natives be grateful towards the White man? Explain why or why not under "Show Your Work."

Yes

No

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Exit Ticket: How is Kipling’s perspective about American imperialism portrayed in this political cartoon? Your answer should include two connections between the cartoon and the poem.
Sentence-Starters:
Kipling's perspective about American imperialism is...
In the poem, Kipling writes, "QUOTE" (Kipling, 1899).
This idea is reflected in the political cartoon where... [DESCRIBE A DETAIL FROM THE IMAGE]
Furthermore, Kipling suggests... [PARAPHRASE IDEA FROM POEM]
Similarly, the political cartoon depicts [DESCRIBE A SECOND DETAIL]

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

1 - I need to seek out extra help from someone else.

2 - I need to find resources and relearn on my own.

3 - I understood the lesson on my own, and should pass on the knowledge!

4 - I was able to successfully explain and help someone else’s understanding.

Unit 4.4 Classwork: Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden"

Unit 4.4 Classwork: Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden"

According to the poet, the “burden” that the White man must take on is

As stated in the poem, what are two positive things that the White man will do for the natives? (Select TWO)

Will the natives be grateful towards the White man? Explain why or why not under "Show Your Work."

Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

According to the poet, the “burden” that the White man must take on is

As stated in the poem, what are two positive things that the White man will do for the natives? (Select TWO)

Will the natives be grateful towards the White man? Explain why or why not under "Show Your Work."

What rewards does Kipling suggest that the “white man” gets for carrying this “burden”?

Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

What rewards does Kipling suggest that the “white man” gets for carrying this “burden”?