Global History 2
Unit 3: Age of Imperialism
Assignment # 1: Imperialists Divide Africa
Read pp. 773- 778 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: Imperialism, King Leopold II, Social Darwinism, Boers,
Shaka Zulu, Great Trek
2. What geographic factors made it difficult to travel throughout Africa?
What role did quinine play in helping to overcome those difficulties?
3. Identify four motives that caused the growth of imperialism during the
late 1800's.
4. Why were Europeans able to dominate the African continent?
5. What took place at the Berlin Conference? How did it illustrate the
attitude of the Europeans toward, the Africans?
Assignment #2: Patterns of Imperialism
Read pages 779- 785 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: paternalism, assimilation, Menelik II
2. Study the chart on p. 780. What is the difference between a colony,
protectorate, and a sphere of influence?
3. Examine the chart on p.780 . What was the difference between
direct and indirect control when it came to managing colonies?
4. Why did early African resistance movements fail?
5. How did Ethiopia escape becoming a colony?
6. Make a chart that compares the positive and negative impact of
imperialism on Africa.
Assignment #3 The Ottoman Empire -- The Sick Man of Europe
Read pp. 786- 790 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: geopolitics, Crimean War, Suez Canal
2. Why was the Ottoman Empire called the Sick Man of Europe?
3. Why was Russia interested in Ottoman territory? What were the
results of the Crimean War?
4. What bodies of water does the Suez Canal join? Why is it considered
a strategic? How did European nations acquire control of it?
5. Define: economic imperialism. How did Britain's involvement in
Persia illustrate economic imperialism?
Assignment #4: The British in India
Read pages 791-795 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: sepoy, Sepoy Mutiny, British East India Company, Raj
2. Why was India considered "The Jewel in the Crown" of the British
Empire?
3. Make a chart which outlines the positive and negative effects of British
imperialism in India.
4. How did the Sepoy Mutiny demonstrate a lack of cultural understanding between
the British and the Hindus and Muslims?
5. What was the result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Assignment #5 Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
Read pp 796- 799 and answer the following questions.
1. Describe the social class system established by the. Dutch in Indonesia.
2. Why was the Pacific Rim seen as attractive by the Europeans?
3. Make a chart showing which areas of Southeast Asia were ruled by the
following European nations: France, Britain, Dutch, and the United States. Also
show what resources or products were sought by each European nation.
4. How did Siam maintain independence?
5. How was the United States annexation of Hawaii motivated by American
business interests?
Assignment # 6 China Resists Outside Influence
Read pp 805-809 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: Extraterritorial Rights, Sphere of Influence, Open Door Policy, and Boxer
Rebellion
2. What were the causes of the Opium War? What were the effects?
3. Geography Skillbuilder: Page 808 answer questions 1 and 2
4. What internal problems did China face prior to the Taiping Rebellion?
Assignment #7 Modernization in Japan
Read pp 810-813 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: Treaty of Kanagawa, Meiji Era, Russo-Japanese War, Annexation
2. Why did Japan end its policy of isolation?
3. What steps did the Meiji Emperor take to modernize Japan?
4. Read the Skillbuilder on page 811 and answer questions 1 and 2.
5. Why did Japan become imperialistic?
Assignment #8 U.S. Economic Imperialism
Read pp. 816-821 and answer the following questions.
1. Define: Monroe Doctrine, Spanish- American War, Panama Canal, Roosevelt
Corollary
2. What problems did Latin American nations encounter after independence?
3. How were Latin American nations economically dependent on foreign nations?
4. Why was the United States interested in the security of Latin America?
5. Compare and Contrast the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.