WHII A Preliminary Examination of European Imperialism Through Documents M Lynde
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Questions to answer based on the background essay
1. Between 1500 and 1800 what was the main reason Europeans did not enter the interior of Africa?
2. What is the connection between a man like Mungo Park and imperialism?
3. What percentage of Africa had been colonized by 1870?
4. Who treated the Congo as his private reserve?
5. When was the Berlin Conference and what did it do?
6. What was the role of Africans at the Berlin Conference?
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7. What is the analytical question asked by this background essay?
Using Doc A answer the following questions:
8. How many European countries held African colonies by 1914?
9. Which two European countries were the biggest winners in the race to seize African territories?
10. Which two African countries remained independent?
11. How could this document be used to explain the driving force behind imperialism?
Use Doc B to answer the following questions:
12. Why does Ruskin say England must found colonies “as fast and as far as she is able?”
13. What does he say should be the colonists’ “first aim?”
14. According to Fabri, what were Germany’s strengths when it was at the paeak of all the states of Europe?
15. Why does Fabri believe that Germany needs to “strive after” colonies?
16. What is the driving force behind European imperialism in Africa, according to these two sources?
Use Doc. C answer the following questions:
17. During which century were most of these advancements invented?
18. How can this document be used to explain an important primary cause of European imperialism in Africa?
19. Are technological factors more of a primary cause of European Imperialism in Africa than political reasons and national pride?
Use Doc D to answer the following questions:
20. What European industries benefited from African resources?
21. If you owned a textile mill, which colony or colonies would you want your country to rule?
22. How could this document be used to explain the primary cause of European imperialism in Africa?
23. Are trade markets more important reasons for European imperialism in Africa than politics and nationalism or technology?
Use Doc E to answer the following questions
24. How much money did Great Britain make from exports to South Saharan Africa in 1854? In 1900?
25. Which experienced a higher rate of growth? Why, do you think?
26. How could this document be used to explain an important cause of European imperialism in Africa?
27. Are economic factors more of a driving force behind European imperialism than national pride? Than improved technology?
Use Doc F to answer the following questions:
28. Who is Kipling talking to when he says, “send forth the best you breed?” Who does Kipling refer to when he says, “your new-caught sullen people, half-devil and half-child?”
29. What does Kipling mean when he commands “fill the mouth of Famine, and bid the sickness cease?” What does the title “The White Man’s Burden” mean?
30. How might Chief Lobengula Khumalo respond to Kipling’s poem?
31. How can this document be used to explain the primary cause of European imperialism in Africa?
32. Are cultural beliefs a more important driving force behind European imperialism than technological, or economic reasons?
Imagine you are going to write an essay about the driving forces of European imperialism in Africa. Write your strong, bold thesis below.