Evolving Empires: A Look Ahead
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 5.1 OPENEREVOLVING EMPIRES: A LOOK AHEADUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Evolving Empires: A Look Ahead,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeThese images each capture a pieceof the story of imperialism in the nineteenth century. By looking for similarities and differences, you’ll start building ideas that will help you understand how imperialismevolvedduringthe nineteenth century.Process1.Examine the threeimages below,and then respond to the questions on the following page.Click hereto see largerversions of the images.Indian soldiers during a conflict involving the British East India Company, mid-nineteenth century.Belgian officials standing over elephants killed for sport or ivory in Congo, 1900.A Friendly Power in Egypt, 1906. From Cassell’s Illustrated History of England,Vol. VIII.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 5.1 OPENEREVOLVING EMPIRES: A LOOK AHEAD22.What similarities do you notice across all three images?3.What are some differences you see between the three images?4.What do these imagesmake you wonder? List one or twoquestions you have about the history behind these images.