Age of Imperialism: Chapter 11 Guided Readings

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Age of Imperialism Chapter 11 Guided Readings
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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.

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Section One Imperialists Divide Africa (contd)

• 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?

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Section One Imperialists Divide Africa (contd)

• 9) Describe the Great Trek?
• 10) What was the Boer War?
• 11) What is the significance of the Boer War?

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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 1900s.

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Section Two Imperialism (contd)

• 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.

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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?

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Section 3 Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist
Demands (contd)

• 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?

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Section 3 Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist
Demands (contd)

• 9) Why is the Suez Canal important?
• 10) How did Persia raise money?
• 11) How did European Imperialists gain control of
  Muslim lands?

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Section 4 British Imperialism in India

• 1) How was the economy of India transformed by
  British?
• 2) How did Britain expand its 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?

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Section 4 British Imperialism in India (contd)

• 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?

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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?

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Section 5 Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
(contd)

• 4) How did Siam manage to remain independent when
  other countries around them were all colonized?
• 5) What land did the United States acquire?

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Section 5 Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
(contd)

• 6) Describe how the United States was able to
  acquire the Philippines and also discuss what
  happened in the Philippiness?
• 7) Describe the events that lead to the United
  States annexing of Hawaii?