Homework - Study for Test on Friday
Question # 5 - Imperialism in Africa - Joseph Conrad described European Imperialism in
Africa when he said that it was “the
vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience
and geographic exploration”. How
did European imperialism in Africa represent the worst aspects of European
imperialism (i.e. an exploitative imperialism)?
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
November 14, 2013
Homework - For Tuesday (11/19) finish reading the notes on Imperialism - this will cover European Imperialism in Africa.
Question # 4 - Imperialism in Middle East - In conjunction with the history of the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century, consider the geographic changes created by the decline as shown in the map below:
How did the weakening of the Ottoman Empire create conflicts between England, Russia and Austria-Hungary as they each sought to expand their sphere of influence for strategic reasons?
Question # 4 - Imperialism in Middle East - In conjunction with the history of the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century, consider the geographic changes created by the decline as shown in the map below:
How did the weakening of the Ottoman Empire create conflicts between England, Russia and Austria-Hungary as they each sought to expand their sphere of influence for strategic reasons?
Friday, November 8, 2013
November 8, 2013
Homework - For next Thursday (11/14) read up to "Imperialism in Africa".
Question # 3 - Imperialism in Japan and China – After signing the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the First Opium War, a Chinese official explained that the view of the Qing emperor Daoguang was that the treaty would, “permanently prevent further troubles from happening.” - essentially the treaty was about economic relations and there was little reason the imperial government should activily engage in dealing with the European powers. Why was it a mistake for the Chinese emperor to percieve things this way and how did this view ultimately result in European domination of China?
Question # 3 - Imperialism in Japan and China – After signing the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the First Opium War, a Chinese official explained that the view of the Qing emperor Daoguang was that the treaty would, “permanently prevent further troubles from happening.” - essentially the treaty was about economic relations and there was little reason the imperial government should activily engage in dealing with the European powers. Why was it a mistake for the Chinese emperor to percieve things this way and how did this view ultimately result in European domination of China?
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
November 5, 2013
Homework - For Friday, read up to "European Imperialism and the Ottoman Empire"
Question # 2 - Imperialism in India – In 1884, a British official working for the British Viceroy wrote, “In this there is nothing offensive or disparaging to the natives of India. It simply means that we are foreigners and that not only in our own interest but because it is our highest duty towards India itself, we intend to maintain our dominion. We cannot foresee the time in which the cessation of our rule would not be the signal for universal anarchy and ruin, and it is clear that the only hope for India is the long continuance of the benevolent but strong government of Englishmen.”
How does this statement demonstrate the idea of the “Civilizing Mission” and, citing examples from the British rule of India, why would Indians find this perspective both incorrect and offensive?
Question # 2 - Imperialism in India – In 1884, a British official working for the British Viceroy wrote, “In this there is nothing offensive or disparaging to the natives of India. It simply means that we are foreigners and that not only in our own interest but because it is our highest duty towards India itself, we intend to maintain our dominion. We cannot foresee the time in which the cessation of our rule would not be the signal for universal anarchy and ruin, and it is clear that the only hope for India is the long continuance of the benevolent but strong government of Englishmen.”
How does this statement demonstrate the idea of the “Civilizing Mission” and, citing examples from the British rule of India, why would Indians find this perspective both incorrect and offensive?
Friday, November 1, 2013
November 1 & 4, 2013
Homework - Read the European Imperialism notes up to the section titled "China".
Question # 1 - The Geography of Imperialism. Use the information on the this web page to color in the blank map (also available on the class web page). To fill in the information for Europe and China, click on these parts of the map. To fill in the information for the Ottoman Empire use this map (you can use either the 1878 borders or the 1914 borders - the empire was in decline, something that we will talk about as part of this unit).
Question # 1 - The Geography of Imperialism. Use the information on the this web page to color in the blank map (also available on the class web page). To fill in the information for Europe and China, click on these parts of the map. To fill in the information for the Ottoman Empire use this map (you can use either the 1878 borders or the 1914 borders - the empire was in decline, something that we will talk about as part of this unit).
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