18.+Imperialism

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 * European History**

**FRQ assignment**

 * due by Feb 27**

Choose **ONE (1)** of the essays from the pages on Industrial Revolution, -isms, Unification of Italy and Germany, and Imperialism and become the class expert on this essay/topic.
 * Look up the answer and information about the essay in AP Central, in the textbook, online, any source you can find.
 * Write a fabulous 5-paragraph or more essay based upon what you learn.
 * pack as much specific information as you can into your essay in a well-organized way
 * Do MORE than the question requires – if it says list3 things, add as many as you think are main points, if it says use two countries, cover 3, if it gives a list and says pick 2, do all of them, etc, etc.
 * **Post your answer below** **before Feb 27**


 * **Topic: Imperialism** || Your Name || Link to your file ||
 * **2002B (#4):** Between 1945 and 1970, virtually all European colonies achieved independence. Discuss the changes within Europe that contributed to this development. || Emily Firestone || [[file:imperialism- decolonization essay.pdf]] ||
 * **2005B (#7):** Analyze the factors responsible for decolonization since the Second World War. ||  ||   ||
 * Analyze how industrialization and imperialism contributed to the development of consumer culture in the period 1850–1914. (2011) ||  ||   ||
 * Analyze various factors that contributed to the process of decolonization in the period 1914 to 1975. (2012) ||  ||   ||

Terms:
Imperialism “Scramble for Africa” Livingston Stanley Darwin, social Darwinism Rudyard Kipling, White Man’s Burden Bismarck and the Berlin Conference “Cape to Cairo” policy Boer War
 * __24.2:The New Imperialism__**
 * Terms:**

Britain France Dutch Spain Portugal Austria-Hungary Russia Belgium Italy Germany US Japan
 * Colonizers:**

India China Balkans Central Asia East Asia Africa South Pacific Latin America Middle East
 * Colonized:**

List the last great paradox of imperialism mentioned in the text.
 * 1) Identify **imperialism**.
 * 2) What was so “new” about the new imperialism?
 * 3) What was the importance of Egypt in this new system? Who was interested in it?
 * 4) Ultimately, who would gain control of Egypt?
 * 5) What practices “planted the seeds for anti-colonial movements” that would emerge in the future?
 * 6) What had the relationship between the Europeans and Africans been focused on? After the British seized control of the Egyptian government, generally speaking, how would the Euro-African relationship change?
 * 7) Specifically, what regions in Africa were the British targeting? Why?
 * 8) What regions did each of these countries take hold of in Africa: Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, France?
 * 9) Identify the **Berlin Conference** (do not confuse w/ Berlin Congress)
 * 10) What things “dramatically expanded and facilitated Western domination”? Give two specific examples that helped the Europeans come to dominate the Africans?
 * 11) Who is Cecil Rhodes.
 * 12) With this new imperialism, for what did Darwinism become a justification?
 * 13) How did Europeans view Africans in comparison to the Chinese and Indians?
 * 14) Describe the Indian National Congress. For what reasons would it emerge?
 * 15) What regions were absorbed by Russia? France?
 * 16) In what ways did Europeans believe that their expansion into Asia and Africa was a “civilizing mission”?
 * 17) How did Japan “escape the new European imperialism”?
 * 18) In what ways would the Japanese endorse/welcome Western-style modernization?
 * 19) How was Japan able to become such a powerful force by 1894? What steps did the nation take to get there?
 * 20) Imperialism was supposed to “stabilize great-power status”. In reality, what did it fuel?
 * 21) Imperialism was supposed to bring in great wealth to the nations who were the colonizers. In reality, why did it cost them money?
 * 22) Aside from taking advantage of the local resources unavailable in the colonizers’ own countries, what were the goals – unattainable or not – of imperialism?
 * 23) What role did religion play in imperialism? View of the natives?