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Originally posted by T/-/alali:
I do! I always tell myself the same thing to, I'll never do anything on the last possible day, but I always do! Maybe it's in our genes...
I have two projects in the same class and I haven't even started yet, and their due next Monday.
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I feel your pain man, good luck! [img]smile.gif[/img]
On a side note, I've just typed up a short question sheet that I'll give out to my classmates as I start my sermon... er, 'lecture'. Hopefully they can consider the questions as I speak and we can spend a good hour or so discussing them after I've finished my 50-minute rant [img]smile.gif[/img]
Anyways, here are the questions I've written up, please let me know if you think anything is missing. I need some creative input here...
The Origins of New Zealand?s Imperialism in the Pacific to ca. 1890.
- What comes to mind when you think of New Zealand?s imperialism?
- What sorts of communities made up the majority of European presence in New Zealand prior to 1840?
- What colonial powers had a presence/vested interest in New Zealand prior to 1840? Where was most of the European settlement concentrated?
- Do you think New Zealand?s establishment in 1840 by the Treaty of Waitangi was rather abrupt? Why was New Zealand established at this time and in this fashion?
o Under whose jurisdiction was New Zealand placed?
o What was the predominant religion?
o Did the newly founded New Zealand give preferential market treatment to any other colonies/nations? If so, do you think they were obligated to do this in any way?
- How did the foundation of New Zealand affect the colonial and economic attitudes toward the Pacific of foreign powers?
- If you think that foreign imperial strategies changed, what do you think were New Zealand/Australia?s reactions to this?
- Do you think that New Zealand had a steady imperialist agenda prior to 1890? Does New Zealand?s foreign diplomacy at this time seem consistent to you?
- Were political factors more important than economic ones when regarding New Zealand?s imperial policy? If so, why? If not, why not?
- To what degree was New Zealand?s imperialism a result of traditional European rivalry? Do you think New Zealand colonists were under any real threat from foreign powers at this time?
- How did native islanders factor into New Zealand?s imperialism, if at all?
whaddya think?