INSTRUCTIONS

Scramble for Africa

Iceberg Diagram and Popplet Activity

CA Content Standards:
10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism as it pertains to Africa:
Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism.
Discuss the locations of the colonial rule of such nations as England, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.

Purpose: The Tip-of-the-Iceberg

This project will require you to work independently and collaboratively, to recall information from
previous lectures and discussion, while also analyzing why events happened the way they
happened and how those events still have effects on today.
Much of this unit has been to get you to focus on the very important and often overlooked
perspective of the native people, the people being colonized; this assignment, however, will give
you a better understanding of the imperialists and why they made the choices they made.
I have attached a visual of an Iceberg Diagram. You will use this diagram to start organizing your
thoughts before you begin your fun Popplet activity. After looking at the Iceberg Diagram, what do
you know about icebergs? What do people mean when they say Thats just the tip of the iceberg?
If the tip of the iceberg is what people can see about the water line, what might the significance be
of the huge mass of ice below the waters surface?
You will not only begin to learn about and recall facts surrounding the Scramble for Africa, but
you will begin to think about how massively significant cause is as it relates to the Scramble.
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Goal:
Over the course of three days, you will do the following:
Day 1: Research the facts surrounding the Scramble for Africa, begin filling out your Iceberg
Diagram, and review the facts with your partner.
a. The Tip of the Iceberg: The Facts
i. List everything you know about the facts of colonialism and imperialism in Africa
leading up to the Scramble for Africa at the top of the iceberg. Answers to the
following questions should be at the tip of your iceberg:
1. What happened?
2. By whom?
3. Who was affected?
4. When did it happen?
5. Where did it happen?
ii. Now compare your facts with your partners and make any additions you can
Day 2: Quickly review the facts surrounding the Scramble for Africa, continue researching the
causes surrounding the Scramble for Africa, complete your Iceberg Diagram, and begin to use
your chromebooks to creatively depict both the facts and the causes surrounding the Scramble for
Africa using Popplet.
a. Beneath the Surface: The Causes
i. Think about what caused the Scramble for Africa. In the bottom part of the
iceberg (under the water), you should write answers to the question, What
 factors influenced the events leading up to the Scramble for Africa?. Answers to
the following questions should be under the water of your iceberg:
1. How was colonialism different from the New Imperialism?
2. What was happening in Europe that affected these countries actions in
Africa?
3. What did the imperialists want? What did they hope to gain?
4. What did the African continent have? What were its natural resources?
Day 3: Continue to use your chromebooks to creatively depict both the facts and the causes
surrounding the Scramble for Africa using Popplet.
a. I have a sample Scramble for Africa Popplet on my site below. You are creative, talented,
intelligent studentsplease impress me with your original work!
Exit Slip: Debrief: The Significance
a. As an exit slip, with your partner, choose one of the following questions and write out a
written response.
i. Of the causes listed in the bottom part of the iceberg, which one or two do you
think are most significant? Why?
ii. What more would you need to know to better understand why this took place?
iii. What have you learned about how to prevent similar events from happening in
the future?
iv. How does the information in this Popplet/Iceberg help you better understand the
world we live in today?
Rubric: You will find the rubric for this assignment below the sample Popplet on my site.

Resources:
New Imperialism Cartoon: Video
New Imperialism: Learner.org: Article
Imperialism: Crash Course: Video
The Scramble for Africa: A 15 Minute History: Article
European Imperialism: Video