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AP World History Ch 25 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 587-597
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· Mataram
· Sepoys
· British Raj
· Battle at Plassey
· Robert Clive
· Presidencies
· Princely States
· Nabobs
· Lord Charles Cornwallis
· Ram Mohun Roy
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1. What happened to the British forces at the Battle of Isandhlwana? Why was this considered shocking? Pg. 587
2. What similar situation happened to US Forces in the American West about the same time? Pg. 588
(Timeline Pg. 589)
3. When did the strength of the Mughal Empire begin to decline? ______
4. What are the years of the French Revolution/Napoleonic Era? ______
5. When did parliament assume control India? ______
6. When did the Suez Canal open? ______
7. When did the British assume control of Egypt? ______
8. How were Europeans able to increase their imperial holdings during industrialization? Pg. 591
9. Why was it initially difficult for European powers to control their empires? Pg. 591
10. How did the Dutch take over Java? Pg. 591
11. Who were the sepoys? Pg. 591
12. What was the British Raj? Pg. 592
13. What European power was Britain’s main military/economic rival in the empire business? Pg. 592
14. Which side tended to be victorious in almost ALL of these struggles? Pg. 592
15. How did Robert Clive play an important role in the British domination of India? Pg. 592
16. How/why were the British able to manipulate local Indian rulers over time? Pg. 593-594
17. How did Europeans adapt their lifestyles to tropical regions? Pg. 594
18. Describe the reforms of Lord Charles Cornwallis (yes that Cornwallis!). Pg. 594-595
(Thinking Historically: Western Education & the Rise of an African & Asian Middle Class, Pg. 595-596)
19. Why did Europeans provide a Western education to segments of colonial populations? (Reading, Pg. 595-596)
20. Why did the French attempt to “Frenchify” colonial populations? (Reading, Pg. 595-596)
21. Why do you think these western educated middle-class natives became involved with and often led anti-colonial movements? (Reading, Pg. 595-596)
22. What was the Utilitarian and Evangelical view toward India? Pg. 596
23. What happened to the Indian practice of sati? Pg. 596
24. What was Charles Napier’s response to a group of Brahmans who wished to burn a widow? Pg. 596-597
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