DBQ/ESSAY IMPERIALISM
Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents. As you analyze the documents, take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view. Be sure to:
1. Carefully read the document-based question. Consider what you already know about this topic. How would you answer the question if you had no documents to examine?
2. Now, read each document carefully, underlining the key phrases and words that address the document-based question. You may also wish to use the margin to make brief notes.
3. Based on your own knowledge and on the information found in the documents, formulate a thesis that directly answers the question.
4. Organize supportive and relevant information from the documents AND your own knowledge from text readings and class notes into a brief outline (you do not need to hand your outline in).
5. Write a well-organized essay (including an introduction and a conclusion) proving your thesis. You must:
· Incorporate information from at least six (6) documents.
· Incorporate relevant outside information
6. If you find it absolutely necessary to quote from the documents, the quote should only be a very short phrase or a couple of words at most.
7. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period.
8. Any outside sources you use must be cited.
9. Review the attached RUBRIC for a further understanding of the expectations of this assignment.
Note: Some of the documents have been edited, and wording and punctuation have been modernized.
THE DOCUMENTS
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DOCUMENT I
SOURCE: First Open Door Note, Department of State, Washington, September 6, 1899."...the Government of the United States would be pleased to see his German's Majesty's Government give formal assurances, and lend its cooperation in securing like assurances from other interested powers...
"First. Will in no way interfere with any treaty port or any vested interest within any so-called "sphere of interest" or leased territory it may have in China.
"Second. That the Chinese treaty tariff of the time being shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports as are within said "sphere of interest" (unless they be "free ports"), no matter to what nationality it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese Government.
"Third. That it will levy no higher harbor dies on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such "sphere" than shall be levied on vessels of its own nationality, and no higher railroad charges over lines built, controlled, or operated within its "sphere" on merchandise belonging to citizens or subjects of other nationalities transported through such "sphere" than shall be levied on similar merchandise belonging to its own nationals transported over equal distances." ...
DOCUMENT J
"Take up the White Man's burden--
Send forth the best ye breed--
Go, bind your sons to exile
To Serve your captive's 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,
And reap his old reward--
The blame of those ye better
The hate of those ye guard --
The cry of those ye humor
(Ah, slowly!) toward 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-profered laurel,
The easy ungrudged praise:
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years,
Cold, edged, with dear-brought wisdom,
The judgment of your peers."
SOURCE: McClure's Magazine, February, 1899.
RUBRIC
Imperialism DBQ Rubric
Rating 8-9· Contains a well-developed thesis that clearly addresses the question.
· Thoroughly addresses the social, political, and economic effects of imperialism.
· Utilizes at least six (6) of the documents.
· Makes substantial use of outside information that relates to the documents.
· Thorough discussion of the positive and negative effects of imperialism that is richly supported with accurate facts, examples, and details.
· The documents are analyzed, synthesized, and woven into the body of the essay.
· Analysis reflects the conflicting perspectives and complexity of the issue and document.
· The conclusion summarizes key arguments and points made in the essay.
· May have insignificant errors.
· All sources cited
Rating 5-7
· Thesis addressees question, but not as focused or comprehensive as above.
· Addresses most of the social, economic, and political effects of imperialism.
· Utilizes most of the documents.
· Incorporates limited outside information which may be somewhat uneven in treatment.
· Discussion of positive and negative effects of imperialism is supported with accurate facts, examples, and details.
· Analysis reflects the conflicting perspectives and complexity of the documents. May be descriptive or analytical.
· Conclusion summarizes key arguments and points made in the essay.
· May contain errors that do not seriously detract from the quality of the essay.
· Most sources cited
Rating 3-4
· Presents a limited, confused and/or poorly developed thesis. Thesis statement may simply restate the task and not establish a position.
· Addresses some of the social, economic, and political aspects of imperialism.
· Utilizes some of the documents with little or no outside information.
· Attempts to discuss the positive and negative effects of imperialism, which may be supported with some facts and examples. Minimal factual errors may be present.
· Conflicting perspectives are acknowledged. Discussion of the documents may be more descriptive than analytical. Paraphrasing of the documents may be present.
· Conclusion maybe a simple restatement of the task.
· May contain major errors.
· Some sources cited
Rating 2
· Thesis statement may be missing or vague.
· Attempts to address the issue of imperialism with limited use of the documents. No outside information is apparent.
· Some recognition of the positive and negative effects of imperialism with little discussion or use of factual knowledge.
· Discussion merely reiterates the contents of the documents. Only one perspective of imperialism may be acknowledged.
· Conclusion may be vague or missing.
· Numerous errors, both major and minor
· No sources cited
Rating 1
· No thesis statement.
· Demonstrates a very limited understanding of imperialism.
· Little or no recognition of the effects of imperialism.
· Fails to use the documents or references are vague.
· No conclusion.
· Numerous errors both major and minor.
· No sources cited
Rating 0
· Fails to address the task.
· No response.
· Blank paper.