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The Rise of European Imperialism

1.  List three reasons industrialization served as a catalyst to Imperialism:

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2.  How did the nature of European expansion change with Industrialization?

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3.  Describe the structure and power of the great trading companies of Europe.

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4.  List the three major trading companies of Europe during the modern period.

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5.  Based on the map of India’s land based empires, which two European powers are struggling to control the Indian sub-continent?

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  2. ______

6.  How was the Dutch approach to Java similar to the plans laid out by the Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator?

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7.  In what ways did European culture intermix with the cultures of the colonial peoples?

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8.  By the 1770’s what types of reforms had Britain made in its Indian colony? \

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9.  French colonialism followed a method called “Indirect Rule”, what methods did the French use to rule their Asian (Indochina) colonies?

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10.  What kinds of goods were the French plantations providing and exporting?

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11.  In what ways did the local Indians help the British to conquer India?

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12.  Why did the British government take over control of India from the British East Idea company? ______

13.  How did the British government help the caste system maintain its place in Indian society after the reforms of 1885? ______

14.  When did the Indian people first start to rebel against the British Empire? ______

15.  In what ways did the British attempt to make Indians less “Indian” and more European?

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16.  What changes did the British make to the Indian infrastructure to help in the colonial extraction of goods from India to the rest of the British Empire? ______

17.  By 1914 how many regions of India were still under the indirect rule of Indian princes? ______

18.  What advantages did imperialism and colonization give to competing European powers?

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19.  Describe the map of Africa prior to 1830. ______

20.  Describe the map of Africa by 1913. ______

21.  Name the three regions outside of European control by 1913.

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22.  Did the French use direct or indirect colonial rule in West Africa? ______

23.  In what ways did the West Africans resist the French colonial authorities?

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24.  What was the dominant religion is West Africa? ______

25.  How were Europeans finally able to live in Africa? ______

26.  List the countries controlled by the French in West Africa.

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27.  Describe the government structure in British Nigeria. Is this an example of direct or indirect rule? ______

28.  What kinds of commodities did Europe want from West Africa and Nigeria? ______

29.  What is the relationship between slavery and changing treatments of women in Nigeria? ______

30.  How did the Arabs and Asians resist colonialism?

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31.  Describe the two primary types of colonies:
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  2. ______

32.  Within tropical dependencies how did the Europeans maintain control of the local populations? ______

33.  How did the education of Africans differ from the education provided to colonies in other parts of the world? What was the result of this difference?

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34.  How did race relationships between Europeans and conquered peoples change after 1850? ______

35.  What factors contributed to these changes in views towards race?

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36.  What were some means of coercion used to increase production in the colonies?

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37.  What role did missionaries play in colonialism? ______

38.  Which region of Africa seems to have avoided all Christian missionaries? ______

39.  In which portion of Africa were indigenous African religions the strongest? ______

40.  What caused the conflict between the Boers and the Mfecane in South Africa? ______

41.  Describe the race relations in British South Africa. ______

42.  What were the reasons for the Great Trek of the Dutch Boers in South Africa?

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43.  Why did Australia ask for convicted criminals to be sent to its’ colony? ______

44.  What colonies did the United States win in the war of 1898? ______

45.  List all of the European cultures that settled in New Zealand. ______

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