Review Sheet: WWI and Imperialism
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Economic motivation during imperialism
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European division of Africa
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A new Technology that made it easier for Europeans to expand control in
Africa
Impact of Imperialism on European countries relations
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That idea that European’s culture was superior and should be ‘shared’ with
the ‘lesser’ African and Asian cultures
Countries such as India and China tried to resist imperialism during the
Sepoy Rebellion (India) and the Boxer Rebellion (China)
A British man who hoped to gain economic profits by exploiting the raw
materials in Africa
Planes, Tanks, Submarines, Gas, Machine Guns. The use of greatly increased
the number of deaths
Devoting all Resources and efforts to the war effort
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Blamed and punished Germany for the millions of deaths, huge debts, and
property destroyed during the war.
Internal reasons that made imperialism easier in Africa
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A message from Germany to Mexico that proposed an invasion of the US
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The Assassination of this man was the spark they caused WW1 to begin
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Their role began to change as they worked in factories to help the war
effort, and eventually won the legal battle to vote
The belief that one’s nation is the best
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Increasing the size and spending on military
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The tension caused over fighting for land in Africa
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The network of agreements among countries to protect one another
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Taking over land for the natural resources
Raw Materials
Treaty of Versailles
Cause of WW1 (M)- Militarism
White Man’s Burden
Cecil Rhodes
Berlin Conference
Cause of WW1 (A)- Alliance
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Total War
Rising Tensions
Cause of WW1 (I)- Imperialism
New Military Technology
Railroad
wide variety of cultures
Cause of WW1 (N)- Nationalism
Zimmerman Telegram
Imperialism
Women’s Role
Reaction to Imperialism
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He wanted to create a Latin American Federation.
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Robespierre
PART 2 Questions
Imperialism
1. What is imperialism?
2. What did the European nations want during
imperialism?
3. What was the belief that imperialism was
necessary to spread the benefits of western
society?
World War one
12. What are the 4 main causes of WW1?
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b.
c.
d.
13. What were the two sides called and
members of?
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b.
4. What are some Natural resources sought out
in Africa?
5. What event divided Africa and did Africans
have a say?
14. Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
15. What new inventions caused a large increase
in casualties during WW1 compared to
previous wars?
6. What are some countries swallowed up in
England’s imperial ambitions?
16. WW1 was a total war. What does this mean?
7. How did China and India respond to
Imperialism?
17. What was the Zimmerman telegram, and
what was the point of it?
8. How did imperialism impact relations among
European Nations?
18. What finally caused the US to join the war?
9. Why was Europe able to spread into Africa in
the late 1800s?
19. What impact do we see as a result of
women’s efforts on the home front?
10. Who was Cecil Rhodes and what was he
after?
20. What ended WW1?
a. What was its impact on Germany?
11. Modern events such as Rwandan Genocide,
Conflict Diamonds, and Apartheid are effects
of what 19th & 20th Century event?
b. What was its impact on the maps of
Europe?