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The Period in Perspective
The period of world history from 1800 to
1914 was characterized by two major
developments: the growth of industrialization
and Western domination of the world. The
Industrial Revolution became one of the
major forces for change, leading Western
civilization into the industrial era that has
characterized the modern world. At the same
time, the Industrial Revolution created the
technological means, including new
weapons, by which the West achieved
domination over much of the rest of the
world.
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Unit Objectives
After studying this unit, you should be able to: 
• describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution. 
• describe the revolutionary and reform
movements that reshaped politics of Europe
and the Americas in the 1800s. 
• explain how nationalists unified Italy and
Germany and challenged autocracy in Russia
and Austria-Hungary. 
• discuss the effects of imperialism in Asia, Africa,
and Latin America.
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introduced in this unit.
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What is the context of this story? Why
is the narrator following an elephant?
An elephant has escaped from its
owner, and the narrator is supposed
to kill him.
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Why does the narrator ultimately
decide that he must shoot the
elephant?
The narrator does not want to be
laughed at by the local people for
walking away from the elephant.
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What does this story reveal about
Orwell’s attitudes about imperialism?
How can you tell?
Imperialism has many negative
consequences for both the oppressor
as well as the oppressed. Orwell states
this in the narration: “. . . when the
white man turns tyrant it is his own
freedom that he destroys.”
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Critical Thinking According to Orwell
in this piece, who held the power in
colonial India?
Although the British were officially in
power, they were actually subject to
the expectations of the people they
ruled.
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What were two of Dr. Livingstone’s reasons
for exploring Africa?
Livingstone’s two main objectives were to find
the source of the Nile and to find a navigable
river that would open Africa to trade and
Christianity, thus eliminating slave trade.
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What waterfall did Livingstone encounter on
his trip from the interior to the mouth of the
Zambezi river?
He encountered Victoria Falls.
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What were the main obstacles that Livingstone
faced?
The main obstacles he faced included the sheer
size of Africa, disease, the need for supplies,
hostile groups, and long separations from his
family.
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• Henry Stanley was born in Wales, came to the
United States, and fought in the Civil War as a
Confederate and then as a Union soldier.
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• Henry Stanley was as famous for being an author
as he was for being an explorer. He was a
contemporary of Mark Twain and Joseph Conrad.
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• After Livingstone was attacked by a lion, he was
asked what profound thoughts he was thinking.
Livingstone answered, “I was wondering what
part of me he would eat first.”
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• Charles Dickens had a low opinion of
missionaries. However, after he read
Livingstone’s work Missionary Travels and
Researches in South Africa, Dickens said they
were written by “as honest and as courageous
a man as ever lived.”
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The increase in industry made it necessary to find
new sources of raw materials and new markets for
manufactured goods. How could competition for
resources and markets lead to the wars of the
twentieth century?
In an effort to acquire more resources, powerful
countries that need the resources, such as oil,
minerals, and trade routes, may threaten the
sovereignty of countries that have the resources.
Also, countries may raise taxes on imports from
wealthier countries with the resources and
markets, causing tensions to build between
nations.
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