Chapter 12/13 -Imperialism

Section 1
1.  Know the definition and time period of Imperialism.
2.  What is “new imperialism”
3.  Know reasons behind Imperialism
4.  Know which countries were taking part in Imperialism
5.  What were the western advantages that allowed imperialism to occur
6.  Know the 3 different types of Imperialism
7.  Know the two different forms of colonial control that occurred during Imperialism
8.  Know positive and negative effects of Imperialism
9.  Know why Industry triggered Imperialism.
10.  Know the time period of Imperialism was from 1800-1919.
Section 2-Africa
11.  Know how Africa was divided before Imperialism.
12.  What resources were in Africa that Europeans wanted
13.  Know the Berlin Conference
14.  Know how King Menelik II helped Ethiopia resist imperialism successfully
15.  Know why Europe was able to colonize Africa by the 1800’s.
16.  Know how Social Darwinism helped to cause imperialism.
17.  Know what the Rwandan genocide is and who was involved.
18.  Know how the Rwandan genocide is a long-term result of imperialism
19.  What were positive and negative results of imperialism in Africa?
20.  How did Imperialism change Africa’s borders?
Section 3-Middle East
21.  Type of imperialism that occurred in the Middle East
22.  Why were Europeans interested in trading/gaining economic influence in the middle east by the late 1800’s
23.  How did the relationship between the West and Middle East begin and how did this relationship create negative repercussions in the future?
24.  Know what countries were involved in building the Suez Canal. Why was there disagreement over who should own the canal after it was built
25.  Know how the Ottoman Empire was declining by 1914.
26.  Know which countries fought in the Crimean War and how it was a geopolitical region.
27.  Why did the Russians and the British fight over control of Afghanistan?
28.  How did Britain influence Iran during imperialism?
India-Section 4
29.  Describe the relationship Britain had with India before colonization
30.  Know what sepoys are.
31.  How did Britain start to change Indian culture?
32.  How was British imperialism unfair to the Indian economy?
33.  What was the Sepoy Mutiny and what caused it?
34.  How did British control change in India after the Sepoy Mutiny?
35.  What were positive and negative results of imperialism in India?
China-Section 5
36.  Describe the relationship between China and the west before imperialism
37.  Why did China isolate itself? How did this harm the Chinese in the long-run?
38.  Why did the British smuggle Opium into China?
39.  How did the Opium trade damage the Chinese people and economy?
40.  Why couldn’t the Chinese government stop the Opium trade?
41.  What type of imperialism occurred in China?
42.  How did Imperialism cause revolts and ultimately government change in China?
43.  What were the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions?
Japan-Chapter 13 section 1
44.  Know why Japan became an industrial power and who controlled Japan before modernization.
45.  How did isolation cause unhappiness and ultimately force change in Japan?
46.  How did Japan’s government influence their transformation to a modern society? Why did this lead to them becoming an imperial power?
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