Study Guide: Imperialism Prior to WWI (1914)

Study Guide: Imperialism prior to WWI (1914)

Mrs. Ziemnik

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Text to read, review, outline and understand: Chapter 12, Chapter 13 (sections 1 and 2 ONLY).

Concepts to Understand: Briefly explain the significance of each person, place, thing, or event.

Imperialism:

Protectorate:

Sphere of Influence:

Partition:

Shaka Zulu:

Berlin Conference:

Samouri Toure:

Yaa Asantewaa:

Nehanda:

Sultan:

Genocide:

Muhammad Ali (NOT the boxer!):

Suez Canal:

Concessions:

Ethiopia (significance of it during this time?):

Sepoy Rebellion:

Indian National Congress:

Muslim League:

Opium War:

Sino-Japanese War:

Open Door Policy:

Boxer Rebellion/Uprising:

Sun Yat-sen:

Commodore Matthew Perry:

Meiji Restoration:

First Sino-Japanese War:

Russo-Japanese War:

French Indochina:

Spanish-American War:

Queen Liliuokalani:

Questions to consider:

1. How did Social Darwinism play a role in European and American desires to expand their empires? Use the examples of African empires, the British in India and Egypt, the Dutch East Indies, French Indochina, the Philippines, and Hawaii in your answer.

2. In what ways did colonizers change the land they colonized? Give both positive and negative examples.

3. Explain acts of resistance by colonized peoples during the Age of Imperialism. Again, use the examples of African empires, Indians and Egyptians, etc. from question 1.

4. How did Japan completely change in a generation from a country based in feudalism to one that was strongly militaristic and industrial?

5. Explain the attempts to create spheres of influence in China, and the ultimate backlash against the Europeans as seen in the Boxer Rebellion.