Above : The British, Russian and French Empire in the second half of the XIXth Century

 

 

Task

1. Give a definition of imperialism. What were the existing links between industrialization and imperialism ? Explain how the trade shown on the map between England and India was advantageous for England.

2. What were the other causes of imperialism ? Look up the definition of nationalism : which of the four given definitions applies best to European countries seeking colonies in the XIXth Century ?

3. Explain the caricature: what is the “White Man's Burden” ?

4. India :

a. Why did Great Britain want colonies in India ?
b. Who controlled India at first ?
c. What was the name of the army of Hindu and Muslim Indians maintained by the British East India Company ?
d. What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny ?
e. What were the effects of British imperialism on India ?

5. Middle East and Southeast Asia :

a. Why was Europe interested in the Middle East ?
b. Who originally started construction of the Suez Canal ? Who gained control of it ?
c. What type of products did the Dutch get from SE Asia ?
d. Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were under the control of which European country ?
e. What did the Balfour Declaration state ?

6. China :

a. What was Britain's main export from China ?
b. What did Britain import into China to correct a trade imbalance ?
c. What was the Opium War ?
d. What is an unequal treaty ? Example ?
e. What two events demonstrate the unhappiness of the Chinese people regarding imperialism ?

7. Japan and South America :

a. Who opened Japan up to foreign trade ?
b. In order to stop imperialists from taking control of Japan, what was done ?
c. What was the Meiji Restoration ?
d. The Spanish-American War was an imperialistic measure of which country ?
e. The United States helped establish the country of Panama for what reasons ?

8. Africa :

a. What was the Scramble for Africa ?
b. What is tribalism ?
c. The Berlin Conference accomplished what three things ?
d. What was the Boer war ?
e. What lasting effects of colonialism still plague Africa today?

 

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