Name ___________________
Modern World History
Mr. Kraft
Imperialism
Study Guide
Imperialism:
1. Define: imperialism - _________________________________________________________________________
2. Define: parent country - ______________________________________________________________________
3. Define: annex – _____________________________________________________________________________
4. List the three forms of imperial rule in the imperialized areas and define each one.
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 Which of these 11 countries was the most powerful one? __________________________
6. List the three areas that were “imperialized” by the imperial countries:
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7. List 6 reasons for imperialism:
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8. Short Answer: List some of the natural resources that imperial countries were trying to get control of during
imperialism. (Hint: Refer to maps on pages 651, 654, 656, and 660 in your textbook to help you answer this
question)
9. Short Answer: How did industrialism contribute to imperialism?
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Africa:
1. What “trade” contributed to the success of the imperial countries in Africa? ____________________
2. During the Berlin Conference (1884), what continent was divided amongst European countries? _____________
3. List the 7 European countries that were at the Berlin Conference:
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4. How many African countries were invited to the Berlin Conference? __________________
5. List the two African countries that remained independent of European imperialist domination. (Hint: The answer
can be found on pg. 623 in your textbook)
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Middle East Asia:
1. List the three areas that the Ottoman Empire once touched:
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 Short Answer: Why was the Ottoman Empire referred to as the “sick man of Europe”?
2. What was and is still the main religion throughout much of the Middle East Asia during the imperialism time
period? ____________
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What is the name of the people who follow this religion? ____________________
3. What are the two main sects of Islam?
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Which one has the higher population? ____________________
4. Who was the leader responsible for the “modernization” of Egypt? _______________________
5. List the two main “waterways” in Egypt that contribute to it’s worth.
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6. At the end of the imperialism time period, what country was Egypt a protectorate of? ____________________
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Short Answer: Why did the parent country have so much economic interest in Egypt?
7. List the two countries that established a sphere of influence in Iran during imperialism time period:
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India:
1. List the three areas that the Mughal Empire once controlled:
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2. List the two main religions throughout India during the imperialism time period:
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3. What English company established a base of operations in India?
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 Main Product _______________
 Short Answer: What is this companies’ role in controlling and governing India?
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Short Answer: How was this company good and bad for India?
4. What is the name of an Indian soldier? _________________
 Short Answer: Explain the Sepoy Rebellion.
5. At the end of the imperialism time period, what country was India put under the direct control of? ______________
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Short Answer: Why did the parent country have so much interest in India? (Hint: 3 natural resources)
6. What is the name of the group in India that wanted India to be an independent country? _____________________
7. What is the name of the group in India that wanted a separate Indian country for Muslims only?
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8. What year would India finally gain its independence? __________________
9. Who was the key leader India’s fight for independence? _______________________
10. At one point in time, India is much bigger than it is today. When given its independence, India was split into three
present-day countries. What are these three present-day countries, and what is the main religion in these three
countries?
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China:
1. What was the ruling empire of much of China prior to imperialism time period? ____________________
2. What are the three main religions found throughout China during the imperialism time period?
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3. What two countries were involved in the Opium War?
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4. Short Answer: Explain how the Opium War began?
5. What country easily won the Opium War? _________________
 Short Answer: Why did they win so easily?
6. Short Answer: What was the reason for the Taiping Rebellion?
7. How many Chinese people died as a result of the Taiping Rebellion? ___________________
8. What two countries were involved in the 1st Sino-Japanese War?
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 What area were the two countries fighting for control of? ___________________
9. What country won the 1st Sino-Japanese war? _______________________
10. What country was established as a Japanese protectorate as a result of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which ended
the 1st Sino-Japanese War? ______________________
11. What island was taken from China and established as part of Japan as a result of the Treaty of Shimonoseki,
which ended the 1st Sino-Japanese War? ______________________
12. Short Answer: What did the 1st Sino-Japanese War show the world about China?
13. List 5 countries that established trading posts in China as a result of 1st Sino-Japanese War:
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14. Short Answer: What is the reason for Boxer Rebellion and was it successful?
15. Who was the leader of the Revolutionary Alliance? ___________________
 Short Answer: What was the goal of the Revolutionary Alliance?
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Short Answer: Why did the Revolutionary Alliance have this goal?
16. What year was the Chinese Republic was created. __________
17. Who was the 1st president of the Chinese Republic? _____________________
18. What three present-day countries once made up French Indochina?
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U.S. Imperialism (North America, Central America, and Pacific Islands):
1. From whom did the U.S. buy the Louisiana Purchase? ________________________
2. From whom did the U.S. get the Florida Cession? ____________________________
3. What present-day state did the U.S. annex, which was once part of Mexico? __________________________
 What war started because of this annexation? _______________________________
 What two countries were involved in this war? __________________________ & ______________________
 What is the treaty that ended this war? ___________________________________
4. From whom did the U.S. get the Oregon Territory? ___________________________
5. From whom did the U.S. buy the land that is known as the Gadsden Purchase? _____________________
6. From whom did the U.S. buy Alaska? ________________________
7. List 11 areas and or islands the U.S. gained control of or added as a sphere of influence during the imperialism
time period: (Answers can be found in your textbook on pgs. 651 and 660)
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8. Short Answer: What was the economic motivation for the U.S. annexing and or controlling these areas?
9. What 2 countries that were involved in the Spanish-American War?
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 What area were the two countries fighting for control of? ___________________
10. List the four islands the U.S. gained control of as a result of the Spanish-American War:
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11. What country was once the parent country of Panama? ______________________
12. What country helped Panama gain its independence? ___________________
13. Short Answer: How did Panama “repay” the country that helped them gain their independence?
14. What country started the construction of the Panama Canal? _____________________
15. What country finished the construction of the Panama Canal? ______________________
16. Short Answer: Explain the importance of the Panama Canal to trading and travel.
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