Imperialism

 

Crash Course #35 Imperialism

This video highlights one key concept.

Key Concept 5.2. Imperialism and Nation-State Formation

As states industrialized during this period, they also expanded their existing overseas colonies and established new types of colonies and transoceanic empires. Regional warfare and diplomacy both resulted in and were affected by this process of modern empire building. The process was led mostly by Europe, although not all states were affected equally, which led to an increase of European influence around the world. The United States and Japan also participated in this process. The growth of new empires challenged the power of existing land-based empires of Eurasia. New ideas about nationalism, race, gender, class, and culture also developed that facilitated the spread of transoceanic empires, as well as justified anti imperial resistance and the formation of new national identities.

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Study Guide Questions

1.  ]   Why did China have a favorable balance of trade with Great Britain until the Second Opium War?

2.     How did the Chinese government resist the British trade of opium?

3.     What were the basic demands of the Treaty of Nanjing?

4.     What two factors drove imperialism? 

a.                                                                                 b.

5.     Which one does Green claim was a more powerful and why? 

6.     What prevented the Europeans from colonizing Africa before the nineteenth century?

7.     What technologies facilitated Europe’s domination of Africa?

8.     Why did African resistance fail?  What African exceptions does Green mention?

9.     Why did most European powers use indirect rule to control their colonies?

10. Why did indigenous rulers agree to cooperate with European colonizers?

11. How did the United States participate in imperialism?

12. How did Khedive Ismail efforts to modernize and expand Egypt’s territory lead to his downfall?

13. How did business imperialism compare to political imperialism? How does the legacy of business imperialism affect Americans today?