Imperialism+Jigsaw+Projects+5D

Powerpoint

Script Soyon- Latin American #1 Jiwon- Latin American #2, Narrator Allison- European #1 DK- European #2

European Perspective: Narrator: The Europeans are slowly running out of resources and are seeking for more in other continents. They are slowly turning to the world to see what they can get out of it. They decide to go to Latin America because they heard of the riches and resources there. There are other objectives such as converting the natives into Christians and also experiencing the culture there.

E #1: Oh no! Because of industrialization, we used too much of our own resources, we need more! E #2: I have a good idea. You’ve heard of the Aztecs and Incans right? I heard that there are lots of riches and resources in Latin America. So why don’t we go there and just grab some stuff? E #1: That’s a good idea! We may be able gain more than that there.

Narrator: The Europeans go to Latin America to get resources and riches. They later plan on making it their own there after seeing it. After seeing the natives, they believe that they’re better and that they should be able to control them. In Latin America

E #1: Wow Latin America is so big! There’s plenty of resources and land to share between us, Europeans! E #2: You’re right. And look at the natives! Their technology is inferior to ours! They’re not industrialized at all! We must be biologically better than them. E #1: Let’s take over this land. We’re better than them, and this must mean that we have the right to control them. We’ll benefit from it and they’ll also benefit from our culture and religion. By giving us the control of the land, they’ll gain economical benefits. E #2: You’re right. We should make this land our colony. I mean other European nations have colonies too, by gaining colonies, we’ll be more powerful and other nations will respect us! We’ll also boost our nationalism!

Narrator: In Latin America, the natives are just living as usual. They did not expect Europeans to come and take over their land. Latin American Perspectives:

L #1: Hi! Today’s another peaceful day isn’t it? L #2: Yea, the weather’s good too. The market was really busy today. There were a lot new goods from other towns and countries. I had a good time so far. Narrator: The Europeans arrive and take the natives’ land, thinking that they are biologically better than them since they are more industrialized. Europeans come in L #1: Oh hey, who are they? L #2: I don’t know, I’ve never seen them before. E #1: Hello there, we’re Europeans and we decided that we want to take this land of yours. L #1 and L #2: Huh?! E #2: We’re better than you in every way. We’re stronger, our technology is better, and our economy is the best in the world. Come on, you’ll benefit from having us rule this land. It’s our responsibility and right. L #1 and L #2: Um… We can’t fight against them or anything; we’re too weak. We’ll have to submit to them for now… E #1: OK but you can still work on this land as workers. We will pay you.

Narrator: The natives continue to work on the land except that it is now under the control of Europeans. Despite what they were told, they don’t see any benefits from doing so. Their wages are low and their trade is restricted. They’re slowing being converted into Christians and Europeans are stealing their culture. They slowly loose their old way of living. After…

L #1: Oh my god. What’s wrong with those Europeans! They’re controlling all of trade! We can’t trade with anyone but them, and their taxes are so high, this is so unfair! Also, they take all the resources and leave us with nothing. L #2: I know, it’s so hard to live these days. I mean what’s with the wages they give us! They pay with vouchers that we can only use on their goods! I mean what’s up with that! I can’t even visit the market these days because I don’t have any money! We were doing fine until they showed up and started changing everything. L #1: And what’s up with the class difference! If there were any classes, we the natives, should be in the highest class. We used to own all the land and stuff here. We are the true owners of the land, not the Europeans. L #2: I’m so mad! This is so unfair! L #1: We should rebel! I mean; I’d rather die than keep on living like this.

Narrator: On the other hand, Europeans think that what they have done is justified and have benefitted a lot from it. They also believed that they have helped the Latin Americans in becoming industrialized. However, as they continue to gain more colonies and land, their dependency on the world is slowly growing. Europeans

E #1: Hey I think we did a good job controlling this land! E #2: Me too! I mean, we gained a lot of economical goods, resources, and also a lot of cultural knowledge. This is a great experience. E #1: Yeah, also the culture here is now very diverse and we succeeded in changing them to Christians. We were also able to boost nationalism. We also got more respect out of other countries! E #1 and E #2: Imperialism is great!