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Riots, Revolutions, and Reforms Dr.

Karlin Winter 2013 Imperialism Unit Readings: Choices Colonialism in the Congo: Conquest, Conflict, and Commerce McKay Chapter 26 (681-689) Salisbury and Sherman The New Imperialism: The Race for Africa and Asia (p. 183-188) Kevin Shillington History of Africa selections from chapters 12, 21, and 23 Justifying Imperialism packet of primary source documents (handout)

Essential Questions: How is the new imperialism of the 19th century a product of the Industrial Revolution? How did economic, political, social, and cultural forces and assumptions combine to drive European imperialism? What were the short-term and the long-term consequences of European imperialism in Africa? How did the race for power (political and economic) and the search for stability in Europe and allied nations affect policy in Africa? How were violence and terror used to expand and protect national interests? Why did European powers take so long to react to the reported and widely publicized atrocities occurring in the Congo? What does their inaction suggest about European priorities at the time? Clearly the Belgian case is an instance of industrial exploitation, but how did Enlightenment thinking also inform the imperialist drive?

Note: The Belgian Congo is an extreme example of European imperialism. Not all imperialist endeavors were as horrific.

Assessments: Reading quizzes Possible British Parliamentary Debate Short document-based paper

Riots, Revolutions, and Reforms Dr. Karlin Winter 2013 Imperialism Study Guide Final Due Date: TBD Points: 18 Task: Each night, use your class notes and assigned readings to complete the relevant term identifications. The study guide is intended to help you to organize and review the key facts and concepts for the unit. All answers should be typed and written in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Use proper format (indicated below). Terms should be submitted in hard copy on the date due. Save a digital copy in your personal Google Drive Submissions folder under the title Imperialism Study Guide.

Term Identifications 1. Define the term (in 2-3 complete sentences) 2. Explain the historical significance of the term. Here, you should aim to explain either: a. how the term relates to the larger themes/concepts of the historical period, and/or b. how the term connects to other key terms, and/or c. how the term connects to earlier topics or common themes covered in the course, and/or d. how the term leads to another phenomenon. Terms: 1. Plantation system (particularly sugar plantations) 2. Triangle Trade 3. Missionaries 4. Protectionism (Shillington 303) 5. Maxim machine gun

6. King Leopold II 2

7. Otto von Bismarck

8. Berlin Conference 9. Berlin Act of 1885 10. Scramble for Africa 11. Force Publique 12. Anti-slavery conference 13. Concession companies 14. George Washington Williams 15. E.D. Morel 16. Casement Report 17. Social Darwinism 18. White Mans Burden

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