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CP World History 10
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Europeans Claim Muslim Lands (Ch. 11, Section 3, pages 352-356) 
Imperialism in the Middle East
1. Define geopolitics:
2. What was discovered in Persia around 1900 & in the Arabian Peninsula after WWI?
3. Look at the map of the Ottoman Empire on page 353. What regions had the Ottoman Empire lost
between the years 1699 and 1914?
4. Why did the Russians want land on the Black Sea?
5. The Crimean War broke out in 1853. What countries fought in it & who won?
6. What were two significant “firsts” of the Crimean War?
7. What country tried, but was unable, to take over Afghanistan & finally gave up its efforts in 1881?
8. What leader broke away from the Ottoman Empire and became leader of Egypt (known for his many
military & economic reforms)?
9. What cash crop did the answer to #6 force Egyptians to grow?
10. What was referred to as the “Lifeline of the [British] Empire?”
11. What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
12. What nation supplied the $$ for the building of the Suez Canal?
13. What nation took over the canal in 1882 when they began their occupation of Egypt?
14. Persia lacked capital to industrialize, so they began granting concessions to Western businesses.
What did concessions allow for? What is the example given in the text?
CP World History 10
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British Imperialism in India, Chapter 11, Section 4, pages 357-361
8. What trading company ruled India with little interference from the British government?
9. This company had its own army, led by British officers & staffed by sepoys. What were sepoys?
10. What nickname did the British give their colony of India? Why?
11. What crops were grown on Indian plantations?
12. What were four (4) negative impacts of imperialism in India?
13. What were four (4) positive impacts of imperialism in India?
14. The Sepoy Mutiny (or Rebellion) broke out in 1857. The two sides fought for more than a year
before the British government sent troops to squash the sepoys. What caused the mutiny?
15. To what three religious groups did Indians belong? [These divisions in Indian society made it easier
for the British to maintain their rule over India.]
16. In what year did Great Britain take direct control of India?
17. Define Raj. How was India ruled?
18. Define viceroy.
19. What two nationalist groups were founded in 1885 & 1906?
[They will eventually demand self-rule & lead the fight against the British.]