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1) Consider the following statement, which comes from this brief video about European imperialism in Africa: “Imperialism brought wealth and power to Europeans, but the people living in colonies were often opressed, abused, and in some cases even killed.” (You do not need to watch the 4-minute video but it provides a brief and simple overview/reminder about African colonization).
2) Listen to (or read the transcript of) THIS PODCAST titled “The Global Race to Mine the Metal of the Future.” ( New York Times, March 18, 2022). This podcast is about the present-day situation in the DRC, but rather than European powers it discusses how American and Chinese companies are racing to gain control of the cobalt industry in the DRC.
3) (TO SUBMIT) Please choose one of the following two thesis statements around which you will write your paper – you should choose the one that you feel, after having listened to the podcast, will be easiest to support with evidence (i.e., primary and secondary sources).
OPTION 1: The actions being taken by the United States and China in the Democratic Republic of Congo today could be considered “neo-colonialism” because they closely mirror the actions of colonial European powers in Africa in the 19th-20th centuries.
OPTION 2: The actions being taken by the United States and China in the Democratic Republic of Congo today should not be considered “neo-colonialism” because they differ in key ways from the actions of colonial European powers in Africa in the 19th-20th centuries.
4) (TO SUBMIT) Finally, after choosing one of the two above options, write down a few notes (either a paragraph or 3-4 bullet points) about why you chose the option that you did. These thoughts will provide a jumping off point for the next stage of the paper which will be finding secondary sources to support your thesis.

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