Transcript Age of Imperialism: Chapter 11 Guided Readings

Age of Imperialism:
Chapter 11 Guided
Readings
Section One: Imperialists Divide
Africa
 1)
Describe three factors of how
Africa was before Imperialism?
 2) How was the Congo Opened?
 3) List several factors that led to the
race for colonies.
 4) Who is Charles Darwin?
 5) Briefly discuss the theory of
Social Darwinism.
Section One: Imperialists Divide
Africa (cont’d)
 6)
Which were the external forces
that enabled Imperialism?
 7) What is the significance of the
Berlin Conference?
 8) Who is Shaka and what was he
able to accomplish?
Section One: Imperialists Divide
Africa (cont’d)
 9)
Describe the Great Trek?
 10) What was the Boer War?
 11) What is the significance of the
Boer War?
Section Two: Imperialism
 1)
Name and describe the four
forms of Imperialism.
 2) Name and describe the two
methods of management used to
control Africa.
 3) Describe an unsuccessful
movement in Africa in the early
1900’s.
Section Two: Imperialism (cont’d)
 4)
Describe how Ethiopia made a
successful revolt against Italian
control.
 5) List at least four positive effects
of colonial rule.
 6) List at least four negative results
of colonial rule.
Section 3: Muslim Lands Fall to
Imperialist Demands
 1) Who was Suleiman I?
 2) What happened following
Suleiman I reign?
 3) What did Selim III do when he
came to power?
 4) Why was the Ottoman Empire
attractive to European countries?
Section 3: Muslim Lands Fall to
Imperialist Demands (cont’d)
 5)
Describe what happened in the
Crimean War.
 6) What did the Crimean reveal
about the Ottoman Empire?
 7) Who was Muhammad Ali?
 8) What reforms did he make?
Section 3: Muslim Lands Fall to
Imperialist Demands (cont’d)
 9)
Why is the Suez Canal
important?
 10) How did Persia raise money?
 11) How did European Imperialists
gain control of Muslim lands?
Section 4: British Imperialism in
India
 1) How was the economy of India
transformed by British?
 2) How did Britain expand it’s
control over India?
 3) Why was India viewed as the
“jewel in the crown,” for the British?
 4) Describe the positive and
negative features of British
colonialism in India?
Section 4: British Imperialism in
India (cont’d)
 5)
What caused the mutiny of
Sepoy?
 6) In what ways did the Sepoy
Mutiny change the political climate
in India?
 7) Describe early nationalist
movements in India?
Section 5: Western Powers Rule
Southeast Asia
 1) Why did the Western Powers
grab land in Southeast Asia/Pacific
Rim?
 2) Which Western powers grabbed
land from Southeast Asia and which
lands did they grab?
 3) What was the impact of
colonization in Southeast Asia?
Section 5: Western Powers Rule
Southeast Asia (cont’d)
 4)
How did Siam manage to remain
independent when other countries
around them were all colonized?
 5) What land did the United States
acquire?
Section 5: Western Powers Rule
Southeast Asia (cont’d)
 6)
Describe how the United States
was able to acquire the Philippine’s
and also discuss what happened in
the Philippines’s?
 7) Describe the events that lead to
the United States annexing of
Hawaii?