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Unit 4: Imperialism
11.1 The Scramble for Africa
Section
Question
1.
The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger
country is called ____________.
2.
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to
European colonization?
3.
A __________ is a land controlled by another
nation.
4.
What are two internal factors that contributed to
imperialism in Africa?
5.
_______ _________ was a popular social theory
of the time that stated Europeans were better
then other nationalities and used as a justification
for imperialism.
6.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
7.
Why were no African rulers invited to the Berlin
Conference?
8.
How did colonization change Africa’s basic
economy?
9.
Why did the Boars and the British fight over
southern Africa?
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10. How was the struggle for land in the Boar War
different from other takeovers in Africa?
11. What is racism?
Section
Question
11. 2 Nigeria
1.
A policy in which a nation forces or encourages a
subject people to adopt its institutions and
customs.
2. What do direct rule and indirect rule have in
common with each other?
3. How was the policy of paternalism like Social
Darwinism?
4. Which two African countries successfully
remained independent of European colonial
efforts?
5. What form of imperialism is a nation controlled
solely by a foreign private business?
6. What are some possible future problems caused
by artificial boundaries in Africa (after the
Europeans leave)?
7. How did Menelik II differ from other 19th century
African leaders?
8. Why were African resistance movements usually
unsuccessful?
9. How did colonial rule cause a breakdown cause a
breakdown in traditional African culture?
10. Do you think the Europeans could have conquered
Africa if the Industrial Revolution had never
occurred? Explain.
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11.4 British Imperialism in India
Section
Question
1. Why did Britain consider India its “jewel in
the crown”?
2. Name three religions in India.
3. How did economic Imperialism lead to
India becoming a British colony?
4. Who were the Sepoys? Why did they
rebel?
5. Why didn’t the Indians all unite against the
British in the Sepoy Rebellion?
6. How did the Indian Caste system work
against Indian Independence?
7. Explain the meaning behind the phrase,
“the sun never sets on the British empire.”
8. How did imperialism contribute to unity
and to the growth of nationalism in India?
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9. What Indian nationalist was the driving
force behind India receiving its
independence? (fasting, non-violence).
10. Why was civil disobedience (nonviolence) a
more successful method than violence in
gaining Independence?
11. Why was the Suez Canal the “lifeline of the
British empire?”
Section
Question
12.1 China Resists
1. How did the resistance to technology hurt
China?
2. What conflicting British and Chinese positions
led to the Opium War?
3. What was the goal of the Open Door Policy
in China?
4. Why did China have little interest in trading
with the west?
5. What internal problems did China face prior
to the Taiping Rebellion?
6. What is ironic about the name Taiping,
meaning “great peace’?
7. How did the “sphere of influence”, differ
from the Open Door Policy?
8. The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt on the
part of thousands of Chinese to accomplish
what?
9. Why did the Boxer Rebellion fail?
10. What caused increase in opium addiction in
the mid-19th century?
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12.2 Modernization of Japan
Section
12.3 US Economic Imperialism
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Question
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1. What was one negative result of Japan
isolating itself from the rest of the world?
2. Why did Japan institute the Treaty of
Kanagawa?
3. What steps did the Meiji emperor take to
modernize japan?
4. What were Japan’s first steps toward
imperialism?
5. What influences were most important in
motivating Japan to build its Empire?
6. What two areas did Japan conquer in Asia?
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7. Who was the most powerful country in Asia?
8. When a country cuts itself off from the rest of
the world, they are practicing _________.
Question
1. Why was the US so interested in building the
Panama Canal?
2. What was most attractive about Hawaii to
Americans who wanted to colonize it?
3. What statement did the US government make
to secure interests in Latin America?
4. _________ is the adding of a region to the
territory of an existing political unit.
5. Explain the Monroe Doctrine in your own
words.
6. What is Latin America?
7. The Spanish American was between what two
countries?
8. What territories were gained for America as a
result of the Spanish-American War?
9. What happened to Queen Liliuokalani in
Hawaii?
10.
Explain how the US acquired the Panama
Canal in your own words.
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