Imperialism Workbook

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Imperialism Unit OverviewKey Terms 1. Imperialism

2. Nationalism

3. Colonization

4. White Man’s Burden

5. Cultural Diffusion

6. Social Darwinism

7. Direct Rule

8. Indirect Rule

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9. Opium Wars

10.Sepoys

11.Berlin Conference

12.Scramble for Africa

13.Boers

14.Sphere of Influence

Key concepts 1. Who were the major Imperial nations, what territories did they control?

2. Describe the connection between imperialism and the Industrial Revolution?

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3. What were the major motivations for imperialism?

4. How was “the White Man’s Burden” used to justify the actions of imperialist countries?

5. Identify and describe some of the positive and negative effects that Imperial rule had on the native people?

6. Explain how Imperial nations were able to control their colonies. How did so few control so many?

7. Describe the impact of the Berlin Conference and how it affected the continent of Africa.

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Imperialism: Rate the Believability

Rate the following statement on a scale of believability: 4= totally happened 1 = unbelievable/no way. Be ready to justify your response.

In the nineteenth century …

___A British army faced a Sudanese army twice its size. The British won the battle, losing only 48 men while killing 10,000.

___Mountains of guano (bird droppings), sold to Europeans, created an unprecedented class of millionaires in Peru.

___The King of Belgium ran a private rubber-collecting company in the Congo that secretly killed 8 million people.

___England ruled India by committing only one soldier per 10,000 Indian subjects.

___Three out of ten people in southern China became addicted to opium as a result of British merchants illegally shipping it there from India.

___British railway builders in East Africa provoked the biggest killing spree by lions in history: two lions killed 135 men.

___The British Customs Department grew an impenetrable hedge across India to prevent the smuggling of salt. This hedge, made mostly of thorny bushes, was from ten to fourteen feet high and from six to twelve feet deep. It stretched 2,504 miles and was guarded by nearly 12,000 men.

___The biggest holes in the world were dug by hand in South Africa. One was over 2.5 miles wide and 720 feet deep. It yielded thousands of pounds of diamonds.

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Imperialism Notes

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Cornell Note-Taking Revision Checklist

Directions: Review and revise notes taken in the right column using the suggestions below. Check off each revision strategy as you use it.

Completed Symbol Revision

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1. Number the notes each time a new concept or main idea is introduced. Use bullets to show details or sub-points of a main idea.

Key Word 2. Circle vocabulary/key terms in pencil.

M ain Idea 3. Underline main ideas in pencil.

1879born & lived...

4. Fill in gaps of missing information and/or reword or paraphrase in red pen.

Unimportant 5. Delete/cross out unimportant information by drawing a line through it with a red pen.

6. Identify points of confusion to clarify by asking a partner or teacher.

7. Identify information to be used on a test, essay, for discussion, etc.

Visual/Symbol 8. Create a visual/symbol to represent important information to be remembered.

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Meeting in the Congo

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Meeting in the Congo (Analysis Questions)

1. What did the two sides have in common?

2. How did they view the same actions differently?

3. What was included in one account but left out of the other?

4. How did perspective influence the “Meeting in the Congo?”

5. Whose account is more believable and why?

6. How could the situation have been avoided? How do you think it will impact future interactions?

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The whites Man’s Burden

Translation of your stanza: What does it mean?

Analysis Question:

1. Why does he call it a burden?

2. What are the costs to the imperial power?

3. What does he mean by “to seek another’s profit, and work another’s gain?”

4. How does the author view the “natives?”

5. If no one appreciates the work, then why take up “The Man’s burden?”

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IMPERIALISM ROLE-PLAY1. Read through your role play card, and then answer the questions below to

help you get into the mindset of your country.

a. Which country are you?

b. How powerful is your country?

c. Who are your friends, if any?

d. Who are your enemies, if any?

e. What do you want in Africa? (land, particular regions, resources, etc.)

2. As soon as everyone in your group is done, examine the three maps showing vegetation zones, the location of major metals and minerals, and the locations of important commercial crops.

3. Each person in your group should have a different-colored marker. As a group, divide up Africa amongst yourselves using the information above and your own thoughts regarding what areas you think your country would want/be able to obtain.

a. Your group will have disagreements about who gets what areas. As a group, you will need to work through these and perhaps make compromises to make everyone happy.

b. It may be easiest to draw in borders in pencil first and then use the markers to color in your respective areas.

c. Make a key at the bottom of the map to show what color represents each country.

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Imperialism Guided ReadingCape to Cairo: Africa

1. What had prevented Europeans from controlling more than just a few, tiny enclaves in Africa?

2. What allowed them to then move into the tropical regions of the continent?

3. In 1870, how much of Africa was controlled by Europeans? How much in 1890?

4. Who was David Livingston? What did he discover? How did he inspire European imperialists?

5. Who is Henry Stanley and what is his most famous quote?

6. What colony did King Leopold II establish in Africa? How did he rule that colony? What resources did he want?

7. What was the goal of the Berlin Conference of 1885? What are some of the negative effects? What is a positive?

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8. What did many Africans turn to for inspiration against Europeans?

9. What military invention gave Europeans the ability to defeat rebels in Africa?

10. Which nation experienced the only African victory, avoiding subjugation?

11. What group has settled in South Africa in the 1600’s? What were they later called?

12. What tribal group did the Boers avoid? What was their leader’s name?

13. Who was Cecil Rhodes? What did he want in South Africa?

14. What two countries were really fighting in the Boer War?

15. How did the Boers treat non-whites?

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Imperialism In India Notes

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Cornell Note-Taking Revision Checklist

Directions: Review and revise notes taken in the right column using the suggestions below. Check off each revision strategy as you use it.

Completed Symbol Revision

1, 2, 3...A, B, C...

1. Number the notes each time a new concept or main idea is introduced. Use bullets to show details or sub-points of a main idea.

Key Word 2. Circle vocabulary/key terms in pencil.

M ain Idea 3. Underline main ideas in pencil.

1879born & lived...

4. Fill in gaps of missing information and/or reword or paraphrase in red pen.

Unimportant 5. Delete/cross out unimportant information by drawing a line through it with a red pen.

6. Identify points of confusion to clarify by asking a partner or teacher.

7. Identify information to be used on a test, essay, for discussion, etc.

Visual/Symbol 8. Create a visual/symbol to represent important information to be remembered.

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The Sepoy Rebellion Guiding Questions

Document A: Gardiner’s History1) What kind of document is this? When was it written?

2) Who was the intended audience of this document?

3) What are the author’s main claims about what caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

4) Do you think this is a trustworthy document? Why or why not?

Document B: Colin Campbell1) Who is Campbell? When was the document written?

2) What are Campbell’s two main claims about what caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

3) According to Campbell, why did the British take control of Oudh?

4) How does Campbell describe the residents of Oudh?

5) Do you think this is a trustworthy document? Why or why not?

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Document C: Sita Ram1) Who is Sita Ram? When was the document written?

2) What are Sita Ram’s main claims about what caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

3) Do you think this is a trustworthy document? Why or why not?

4) How do Sita Ram’s arguments compare to those in Document A and Document B?

Document D: Sayyid Ahmed Khan1) Who is Khan? When was the document written?

2) What are Kahn’s main claims about what caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

3) Do you think this is a trustworthy document? Why or why not?

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Document E: Coohill’s History1) Who is Coohill? When was the document written?

2) Coohill wrote, “Indians considered this to be a final outrage of British conquest.” Whatdo you think he meant?

3) What additional information about the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion does thisdocument provide?

4) Do you think this is a trustworthy document? Why or why not?

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Effect of British Rule

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