Anticipation Guide Chapter 11- Section 1. Page 342- 345
Name: __________________________
__X__ 1. Even before 1850, European countries dominated countries all over the world.
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“By the late 1700’s, however, European states began expanding their power in Asia and
Africa.”
__X__ 2. India was never a highly advanced society until the British conquered them.
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“Advances in technology gave Europeans a huge military advantage over Africans and
Asians.”
__X__ 3. The British changed Indian politics, economics and society.
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“Once in control, the East India Company made changes to Indian society.”
__O__ 4. The Indians accepted British rule and were pleased to have them in India.
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“Eventually, some Indians began to believe the British were trying to destroy their
society.”
__X__ 5. The British in India is an example of imperialism. Imperialism means one
country rules or controls another.
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“The arrival of the British in India was an example of European imperialism, the process
of one people ruling or controlling another.”
__O__ 6. One critical technology which made the British successful at imperialism was
the compass and the telegraph.
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“Steam-powered-gun-boats could attack even inland targets, while repeating rifles,
machine guns, and exploding shells made European armies more lethal than ever.”
__O__ 7. Empires in India, Africa and China were at the height of their power in the
1700’s.
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“The great empires of Asia and North Africa were weakening, and Europeans took
advantage.”
__X__ 8. British imperialism was not carried out by the government but by the British
East India Company.
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“Early British imperialism in India was not carried out by the government but by a
trading company, The British East India Company.”
____ 9. The British only controlled the coastal towns because India was too large of an
area to dominate places away from the coast.
____ 10. The British allowed the people to speak their native language of Hindi as long
as they paid taxes to the government.
____ 11. The Sepoy Mutiny was an example of how the Indians resisted British rule.
____ 12. Eventually some Indians felt the British were trying to destroy their society.