LOS AMIGOS HIGH SCHOOL
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
Unit
XVI: THE AGE OF NEW IMPERIALISM
(1853-1914)
The Age of New Imperialism
"Imperialism is the monopoly state of capitalism." - V. I. Lenin
WH9H Unit IV PowerPoint
Slides, part b
Berlin Conference (1884),
Open
Door Policy, Monroe Doctrine
LITERATURE (* Not in Flash-Cards)
*Imperialism by V. I. Lenin
The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Man Who Would
Be King by Rudyard Kipling
GUIDED READING QUESTIONS: Kagan
(828-838)
- Which developments of the 19th century made it
possible for Europeans (and Americans) to
impose their will on other peoples, often many times their number, by
force or threat of force?
- What is imperialism, and why was
the imperialism of the last third of the 19th century
referred to as "New"
imperialism? (When was the era of
"Old"
imperialism?) Describe and
compare the patterns of previous imperialisms with those of the new
imperialism.
- What was the difference between a colony, a protectorate, and a sphere of influence?
- Identify the various economic, cultural,
religious, and social factors which have been cited as
motivations for the age of new imperialism of the 19th century?
- Identify the unique strategic and political
motivations which led Great Britain, France, and
Germany to engage in a race, or scramble, for
African territories in the 1880s.
- In Asia, how did Europeans react to the emergence
of Japan as a great power? Why, in
particular, were Russians hostile toward the Japanese? How did the United States respond to
European competition in China?
- Why did Spain and the United States go to war in
1898 (the Spanish-American
War)? What
impact would Spain's defeat have on its position as an imperial power?
PEOPLE:
Joseph Chamberlain King Leopold II of
Belgium James Monroe
IMAGES:
Map
of Colonial Africa Cecil Rhodes astride
Africa
Cartoon representing British Imperialism