1. Foundations of empire
    1. Imperialism
      1. Define Imperialism and Colonialism
      2. In a paragraph, explain the political, economic and cultural motives of imperialism.



    2. In paragraph explain the new modern transportation, communication and military technologies that supported European Imperialism?
  2. European imperialism
    1. The British empire in India
      1. Company rule under the English East India Company
        1. Who was Aurangzeb and was the result of his death?
        2. Define Sepoy.
        3. Explain Sepoy Rebellion.


      2. What replaced East Indian Company rule in 1858?
        • Who ruled India?
      3. Explain how the British restructured the economies of India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and made them dependent on the British.
      1. British rule did not interfere with Indian culture or Hindu religion
        1. From the lecture notes, what was one of the negative effects of the English-style schools the British established Indian elites?
        2. What Indian customs were outlawed?
    2. Imperialism in central Asia and southeast Asia
      1. Define "The Great Game".
      2. What European power controlled Indonesia?
      3. Name the British colonies in southeast Asia.
      4. What colonies did the French have in South East Asia?
      5. What was the only area in South East Asia that did not fall under European Imperial control? Why?
    3. The scramble for Africa
      1. Identify and explain the significance of the following people:
        • David Livingstone -
        • Henry Stanley -
        • King Leopold II
        • Cecil Rhodes
      2. Between 1875 and 1900, European powers seized almost the entire continent
        1. Early explorers charted the waters, gathered information on resources
        2. To protect their investments and Suez Canal, Britain occupied Egypt, 1882
      1. Who first settled South Africa?
        1. What did the Dutch use as labor in their agricultural society they created in South Africa?
        2. Who seized the Cape Colony in the early nineteenth century?
        3. What did they do in 1833 that led to British-Dutch tensions?
        4. The dutch responded to this by doing what?
        5. Why did the British then go into the interior and begin to settle Dutch land?
        6. This results in what war? What was the outcome of the war?
      2. Explain the The Berlin Conference, 1884-1885 and what happened to Africa by 1900.
      3. Colonial rule challenging and expensive
        1. Define "Concessionary companies":
        2. Explain the differences between Direct rule and in direct rule?
    4. European imperialism in the Pacific
      1. Introduction
        • Explain the two main forms of Imperialism in the Pacific.
      2. Settler colonies in the Pacific
        1. Identify Captain James Cook.
        2. Who are the Maori?
        3. The British originally used Australia as a what?
        4. What discovery resulted in a surge of European migration?
      1. Imperialists in paradise: Explain why Europeans delayed colonization of Pacific Islands until late nineteenth century?
  3. The emergence of new imperial powers
    1. Introduction: Who were the two main new Imperial powers?
    2. U.S. imperialism in Latin America and the Pacific
      1. Explain The Monroe Doctrine.
      2. Early U.S. Territory
        1. What land did the United States purchased from Russia in 1867?
        2. Who was Queen Lili’uokalani ?
        3. When did Hawaii became a protectorate?
      3. Explain the The Spanish-American War. What was the major result of the War?
      4. Identify Emilio Aguinaldo.
      5. How did the United States get The Panama Canal built?
    3. Imperial Japan
      1. What did the Japanese resent?
      2. Where was the Early Japanese expansion? i
      3. Explain the The Sino-Japanese War. What was the result of the war? (1894-95)
      4. Explain The Russo-Japanese War? What was the result of the war?
  4. Legacies of imperialism
    1. Explain the impact Imperialism had on the traditional economics of the colonoies?
    2. Labor migrations
      1. In a paragraph explain the two major migrations patterns caused by Imperialism.
      2. What did these Large-scale migrations reflect?
    3. Empire and society
      1. Give an example of at least two Colonial conflicts.
      2. Define "Scientific racism." and Social Darwinism.
      3. Identify the following people:
        • Gobineau.
        • Charles Darwin.
        • Herbert Spencer:
      1. How did Colonial experience reinforced popular racism?
    4. Nationalism and anti colonial movements
      1. Who was Ram Mohan Roy? (
        1. What did he try to do in India?
      2. What was founded in 1885 in India?What was it's purpose.
        1. Educated Indians met, with British approval, to discuss public affairs
        2. Congress aired grievances about colonial rule, sought Indian self-rule
      3. What was founded in 1906 in India? What was it's purpose?
      4. What were the Limited reforms that were granted in 1909?
      5. What did the Indian nationalism eventually achieve later in the 20th century?