World Studies 2
Imperialism Project
This is our opening statement to our trial on Imperialism. We had to do a trial on if imperialism is bad or good. We ether had to play the role of a witness or a lawyer.
Opening Statement for the Prosecution:
Today, we are representing The Americas against The Colonizers from Spain, which have committed crimes against humanity. They are charged with:[forceful removal of people from lands belonging to them without fair payment, unfair and unequal treatment of colonizers, unjust deaths of thousands of native people protesting the illegal colonization of their lands, loss of monies and business as a result of colonization, loss of equal representation in government debates], and these proceedings will prove their guilt. The Spanish came to the Americas to discover a new world,gold as currency and to spread Catholicism. By the end of this trial we will prove that the defendants,the Spanish took advantage of the natives by presenting the following evidence.
First, the prosecution will call witnesses who made natives do their work, which proves unfair treatment.
Then, the prosecution will submit the fact that the Spanish killed 95% of our population proving unjust deaths of thousands.
Finally, the prosecution show how the spanish messed up the culture and religion of the americas proving the loss of equal representation.
These crimes are grotesque and abominable and are punishable by putting them into the gas chamber, or shooting them in the face with a tank.
Today, we are representing The Americas against The Colonizers from Spain, which have committed crimes against humanity.They are charged for.
I. Exiling the Natives from there land they preserved and maintained under good conditions for over centuries. The defendants came into their land with weapons, which the natives did not have.They were prepared for war and gave the natives no sign so that they would be prepared to claim their land.
II. Treating the Natives unfairly by assassinating and mistreating them. Not only did they torture the adults but the younger generations as well.
III. Unjust deaths of thousands of Native people by going to there land and killing their people in many harsh and exotic ways.
IV. Enslaving the Aztecs leaving them without businesses, money, gold, and other valuable treasures that they had worked hard on preserving.
V. Demonstrating that they thought they were in a higher class. Leading the thought that the Natives had to bow down to them because they were not white. misleading them by telling them that they were gods.
First the prosecution will call witness Cuahtemoc to the stand to prove that the defendants treated him cruelly ,unfair, and killed his people.
Next, Fransisco Pizarro will prove that the Spanish conquered and killed Incan people.
Then,The prosecution will call witnesses Hernan Cortez who made natives do their work, which proves unfair treatment
After,Zuma, a native aztec will prove that there culture changed because of the spanish.
Lastly, We will call senor to prove that his people went to The Americas intending to take over the prosecutes land. He will prove that they treated the Natives unfair and unequally.
Today, we are representing The Americas against The Colonizers from Spain, which have committed crimes against humanity. They are charged with:[forceful removal of people from lands belonging to them without fair payment, unfair and unequal treatment of colonizers, unjust deaths of thousands of native people protesting the illegal colonization of their lands, loss of monies and business as a result of colonization, loss of equal representation in government debates], and these proceedings will prove their guilt. The Spanish came to the Americas to discover a new world,gold as currency and to spread Catholicism. By the end of this trial we will prove that the defendants,the Spanish took advantage of the natives by presenting the following evidence.
First, the prosecution will call witnesses who made natives do their work, which proves unfair treatment.
Then, the prosecution will submit the fact that the Spanish killed 95% of our population proving unjust deaths of thousands.
Finally, the prosecution show how the spanish messed up the culture and religion of the americas proving the loss of equal representation.
These crimes are grotesque and abominable and are punishable by putting them into the gas chamber, or shooting them in the face with a tank.
Today, we are representing The Americas against The Colonizers from Spain, which have committed crimes against humanity.They are charged for.
I. Exiling the Natives from there land they preserved and maintained under good conditions for over centuries. The defendants came into their land with weapons, which the natives did not have.They were prepared for war and gave the natives no sign so that they would be prepared to claim their land.
II. Treating the Natives unfairly by assassinating and mistreating them. Not only did they torture the adults but the younger generations as well.
III. Unjust deaths of thousands of Native people by going to there land and killing their people in many harsh and exotic ways.
IV. Enslaving the Aztecs leaving them without businesses, money, gold, and other valuable treasures that they had worked hard on preserving.
V. Demonstrating that they thought they were in a higher class. Leading the thought that the Natives had to bow down to them because they were not white. misleading them by telling them that they were gods.
First the prosecution will call witness Cuahtemoc to the stand to prove that the defendants treated him cruelly ,unfair, and killed his people.
Next, Fransisco Pizarro will prove that the Spanish conquered and killed Incan people.
Then,The prosecution will call witnesses Hernan Cortez who made natives do their work, which proves unfair treatment
After,Zuma, a native aztec will prove that there culture changed because of the spanish.
Lastly, We will call senor to prove that his people went to The Americas intending to take over the prosecutes land. He will prove that they treated the Natives unfair and unequally.
Radio Broadcast
This is a link to our script for our Radio Broadcast. My groups topic was about the human cost of war during World War 1, World War 2, and the cold war and we also had to talk about the political leaders. This is what we said.
https://docs.google.com/a/snths.org/document/d/1jgAo3NZ0z4wFg00nT7quJL1Eu_msKuaFjm7akaXLNTg/edit
https://docs.google.com/a/snths.org/document/d/1jgAo3NZ0z4wFg00nT7quJL1Eu_msKuaFjm7akaXLNTg/edit