Homework due Wednesday, Dec 12

Economic Imperialism in Latin America (10.4) - Read pp. 337-343 and answer: 1) How did foreign influence and investment affect Latin America? (3-55ss/4pts) and 2) How did the United States act as an imperialist power in Latin America? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Monday, Dec 10

Imperialism in Southeast Asia (10.2) & Self-Rule for Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (10.3) - Read pp. 327-335 & answer: 1) How did the Burmese and Vietnamese respond to attempts to colonize them? (4-6ss/5pts) and 2) Compare and contrast the European settlement of Australia and New Zealand. (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Friday, Dec 7

Japan Modernizes (10.1) - Read pp. 318-326 and answer: 1) How did Japan react when it was forced to accept unequal treaties? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did industrialization help start Japan on an imperialist course? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Dec 5

China and the New Imperialism (9.5) - Read pp. 309-313 and answer: 1) How did British trade with China trigger the Opium Wars and what were the consequences of those wars? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did reformers try to solve China’s internal problems? Give specific examples of reforms. (3-5ss/4pts).

Homework due Monday, Dec 3

The British Take Over India (9.4) - Read pp. 303-308 and answer: 1) What were the causes and results of the Sepoy Rebellion in northern and central India? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did Indian and British view each other’s culture in the 1800s? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Friday, Nov 30

European Claims in Muslim Regions (9.3)-  Read pp. 298-302 and answer: 1) How were efforts to Westernize problematic for the Ottoman empire? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did Egypt fall under British control? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Nov 28

Building Overseas Empire (9.1) and The Partition of Africa (9.2) - Read pp. 284-297 and answer: 1) What factors contributed to European imperialism and allowed it to spread so quickly in the 1800s? (6-8ss/7pts) and 2) Describe the Scramble for Africa. (6-8ss/7pts)