IMPERIALISM EXAM STUDY GUIDE

This is your study guide for your upcoming exam on the Imperialism Unit.  Be sure to review your notes, readings, and handouts in preparation for this exam.  Also, realize that elements of the DBQ on Africa will also be covered in this exam.  On this review sheet, you will find the essential terms and key concepts you need to know in order to do well on this exam.  The exam will be worth 20-30 points of the summative grade and will include multiple choice questions, reading questions, and short written questions.  Please feel free to ask questions should you have any.  Good Luck!

1. Be sure to understand what motivated Europeans to become imperialists (“Scramble For Africa”, White Man’s Burden, Colonization of Africa Notes)

2. Be sure to understand what enabled Europeans to become imperialists (“Scramble For Africa”, Colonization of Africa Notes)

3. Be sure to understand what were the consequences for Europeans AND the people they colonized as a result of imperialism (“Imperialism: A Case Study”, “British Imperialism in India”, Colonization of Africa Notes, Africa DBQ)

4. Be sure to explain the different forms of imperialism and be able to come up with examples of each (Look at the charts on the back of the “White Man’s Burden” handout.)

a. Colonyb. Protectoratec. Sphere of Influenced. Economic Imperialism

5. Know the two different types of imperial management styles and be able to come up with examples of both. (Again, look at the chart on the back of the “White Man’s Burden” handout)

a. Directb. Indirect

6. Be sure to be able to explain how Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden” put forth imperialist and racist ideas commonly held throughout Europe at this time (“White Man’s Burden” handout, Colonization of Africa Notes)

7. Be able to explain why Africa was so late to be colonized by Europeans. What made Africa so difficult for Europeans to take control? (“Scramble for Africa”, Colonization of Africa Notes)

8. Be sure to know the basic facts and analytic categories for the Africa DBQ.

9. Make sure you know your essential terms:a. Imperialismb. Social Darwinismc. Assimilationd. Paternalism