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Picture Preview: Economic Imperialism

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECTAP/ LESSON 6.5OPENERPICTURE PREVIEW: ECONOMIC IMPERIALISMUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Picture Preview:Economic Imperialism”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeThis activity will build upon your knowledge of trends and events taking place in Europe up to the mid-nineteenth century, and introduce you to a major collision between the East and West that’s just around the corner in this lesson.Process1.Examine both paintings on the next page, with a partner if you can. How many comparisons can you make between the people and events taking place in Image 1 and the people and events taking place in Image 2? Record all the differencesbelow.2.Based the major trends taking place in Europe from 1790 to 1850, what do you think might have caused the changes between these two images?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 6.5 OPENERPICTURE PREVIEW: ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM2Image 1“Lord Macartney Embassy To China.” 1793
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 6.5 OPENERPICTURE PREVIEW: ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM3Image 2“The Opium War Peace Treaty.” George Cruikshank, c. 1850