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Unit 5: Age of Global Empires (imperialism)
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Social Studies
Modern World History CP
January
4 weeks
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The Industrial Revolution caused a need for natural resources and the desire for European nations to expand their
empires.The result is the conquest and colonization of the non-industrialized world including most of Africa and Asia.
Enduring Understandings
Big Idea: Age of Global Empires: Europe Develops New Empires and the Race for Colonies Expands
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Between 1862 and 1890, Otto von Bismarck molded the German states into a powerful empire. To strengthen
the German state, Bismarck promoted economic development, aggressive foreign policy goals, and domestic
reforms.
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Although nationalist forces unified Italy in 1870, a long history of fragmentation created a host of problems for
the new state.
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Nationalist feelings among diverse ethnic groups in Eastern Europe created wide spread unrest and helped
hasten the decline of the Ottoman Hapsburg empires.
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The Industrial Revolution gave western powers both the means and the motives to seek global domination.
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With little regard for traditional patterns of settlement, European powers portioned almost the entire African
continent.
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Taking advantage of the slowly crumbling Ottoman empire, Britain, France, and Russia competed to extend
their influence over the Middle East and Southern Europe.
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Britain set up a profitable system of colonial rule in India.
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Western powers carved out spheres of influence along the Chinese coast.
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The nationalist movement was forged from the Imperialist Era.
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When faced with Imperialistic intervention the great nations of Europe took two different approaches with
two different outcomes: Japan chose to embrace the West and learn from the new technology, resulting in its
success entering the 20th century; China, on the other hand, chose to fight the West, resulting in numerous
conflicts and their decline in the early years of the new century.
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Christian missionary work was a driving force in the growing movement of Imperialism and helped further
embed the European superiority complex, leading to devastating results in the countries “converted”.
Essential Questions
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How did Nationalism lead to the rise of some nations and the decline of others?
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How was the industrial revolution linked to imperialism?
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How did western powers gain global empires?
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What led to the competition by European powers to compete for overseas colonies?
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What conditions in Africa, Asia, and in the Middle East helped western powers make inroads there?
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How did people in Africa, Asia, and in the Middle East respond to imperialism?
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What circumstances led to the pinnacle and isolationist periods of the great Chinese and Japanese empires and
how did his affect their economies and their role in the 19th century world?
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What were the political, social and economic excuses for slavery and how did these lead to the colonization of
Africa?
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What were the motives behind imperialism and how did this lead to conflicts in Asia and Africa today?
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How did religion play a role in Imperialism?
Content
Vocab:
Meiji Era, Nationalism; Realpolitik; Annex; Kaiser; Reich; Kulturkampf: Dual Monarchy; emancipation
Imperialism; “Three C’s” ; Boer; spheres of influence; missionary; ethnocentrism; Social Darwinism; East India
Company; Sati; Extraterritoriality;
People/Events:
Cecil Rhodes; King Leopold II; David Livingstone; Henry Stanley; Matthew Perry; Rudyard Kipling
Skills
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Compare and contrast views on imperialism as a means to advance civilization.
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Draw Conclusions about the benefits and Disadvantages of Imperial rule
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Venn Diagram reflecting the unification of both Germany and Italy.
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Internet Research
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Cause and Effect
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Reading Comprehension
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Standards
SOC.6.2.12.D.3.c
Compare and contrast China’s and Japan’s views of and responses to imperialism,
and determine the effects of imperialism on the development and prosperity of
each country in the 20th century.
SOC.6.2.12.D.1.b
Compare slavery practices and other forms of coerced labor or social bondage
common in East Africa, West Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
SOC.6.2.12.A.1.a
Compare and contrast the motivations for and methods by which various empires
(e.g., Ming, Qing, Spanish, Mughal, Ottoman) expanded, and assess why some
were more effective than others in maintaining control of their empires.
SOC.6.1.12.A.1.a
Explain how British North American colonies adapted the British governance
structure to fit their ideas of individual rights, economic growth, and participatory
government.
SOC.6.2.12.D.3.e
Analyze the impact of the policies of different European colonizers on indigenous
societies, and explain the responses of these societies to imperialistic rule.
SOC.6.2.12.B.3.a
Assess the impact of imperialism by comparing and contrasting the political
boundaries of the world in 1815 and 1914.
SOC.6.2.12.D.1.c
Analyze various motivations for the Atlantic slave trade and the impact on
Europeans, Africans, and Americans.
SOC.6.2.12.D.4.c
Assess the causes of revolution in the 20th century (i.e., in Russia, China, India,
and Cuba), and determine the impact on global politics.
SOC.6.2.12.C.3.e
Compare the impact of imperialism on economic development in Africa, Asia, and
Latin America regarding barriers or opportunities for future development and
political independence.
SOC.6.2.12.D.3.a
Explain how individuals and groups promoted revolutionary actions and brought
about change during this time period.
SOC.6.2.12.D.1.f
Analyze the political, cultural, and moral role of Catholic and Protestant
Christianity in the European colonies.
SOC.6.2.12.D.3.d
Analyze the extent to which racism was both a cause and consequence of
imperialism, and evaluate the impact of imperialism from multiple perspectives.