Simulation Questions

1) Two accuracies were that the largest countries gained the most land, and that the smaller, weaker countries did not claim much land. This was similar to real imperialism, because the larger countries were more powerful, and therefore they could claim and keep control of new land, while smaller countries were weaker, and could not claim and control much new land.

2) My group only had seven members, so even though we found tons of colonies, only once did we have enough members to actually claim the colony.

3) We were small, so we just stayed together, which is similar to smaller colonies who did not separate from each other.

4) We briefly would pass other colonies, and they always made fun of us because we were so small and we lost, which is similar to real imperialism, where the smaller countries were looked down upon.

5) Overall, I liked the simulation, for it was a fun way of looking at and learning about imperialism. I learned first hand the struggles of having a smaller country, which is what happened in real life.

6) A. Tell students before they choose groups that being in a smaller group automatically means losing.

B. Instead of claiming colonies simply through numbers, we should have to complete a mini task

C. Make more colonies so the simulation last longer.