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US History Bellwork • “But today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment. We do not need more money—we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor. . . .” — Senator Albert J. Beveridge, 1898 • Read the quote above and tell me which benefit of imperialism the passage refers to. (If you need a reminder check pages 250-252 & just list your name and answer on the slip of paper on your table)
Objectives for Learning… • SPI: 7.1.1 - Identify causes of American imperialism (i.e., raw materials, nationalism, missionaries, militarism, Monroe Doctrine).
Did you know? Did you ever see this movie when you were little?
Rudyard Kipling • Born December 30, 1865 – Died January 18, 1936. • British novelist and poet who often wrote about British life in India. • Pro-Imperialist • Wrote: • Kim • Just So Stories • Rikki-tikki-tavi • Mandalay • The Man Who Would be King • The Jungle Book
The White Man’s BurdenRudyard Kipling – McClure’s Magazine (1899) Take up the White Man’s burden— Send forth the best ye breed— Go send 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 Take up the White Man’s burden In patience to abide To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; By open speech and simple An hundred times made plain To seek another’s profit And work another’s gain Take up the White Man’s burden— And reap his old reward: The blame of those ye better The hate of those ye guard— The cry of hosts ye humour (Ah slowly) to the light: "Why brought ye us from bondage, “Our loved Egyptian night?” Take up the White Man’s burden- Have done with childish days- The lightly proffered laurel, The easy, ungrudged praise. Comes now, to search your manhood Through all the thankless years, Cold-edged with dear-bought wisdom, The judgment of your peers!
White Man’s Burden Discussion Questions • Who is Kipling referring to in the first stanza with “Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child”? • Kipling’s poem lists the White Man’s responsibilities, and then the consequences of those responsibilities. List four of those responsibilities and four of the consequences Hint: most stanzas begin with a responsibility and ends with a consequence! • Who is Kipling writing this poem for? Hint: Look at the title! • What do you think Kipling’s goal was in writing this poem? • If Kipling had written this to be sarcastic how would the meaning of the poem change? • How does this poem relate to the Imperialism we are learning about? Hint: which cause of Imperialism does this support?
Answering a question in complete sentences… • Always use part of the question in your answer when you are constructing a response… • Ex. - Who is Kipling referring to in the first stanza with “Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child”? • Response: • In the first stanza of the poem, Kipling refers to _______________ when he uses the phrase “Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child”.
Closure… • Imperialism is still going on today… some might say that our control of the middle east or policies in Latin America are leftovers of traditional imperialism. • Do you think that America should have any role in controlling or policing other countries? Why or why not? (the why or why not is what I am really interested in…)
