The students will:
List the causes of new imperialism. (DOK 1)
Explain why Western imperialism spread so rapidly. (DOK 2)
Describe how imperial governments ruled their empires. (DOK 2)
Explain the forces that shaped Africa. (DOK 2)
Explain how European contact with Africa increased during the 1800s. (DOK 2)
Explain how the European scramble for Africa started. (DOK 2)
Assess ways that Ethiopia successfully resisted imperialism. (DOK 3)
Analyze the sources of stress in Muslim regions. (DOK 3)
Explain the problems that the Ottoman empire faced. (DOK 2)
Describe how Egypt sought to modernize. (DOK 2)
Explain why European powers gained an interest in Iran. (DOK 2)
Analyze the causes and effects of the Sepoy Rebellion. (DOK 2)
Describe Britain's impact on India. (DOK 3)
Analyze how Indians reacted to the introduction of Western culture. (DOK 3)
Describe the origins of Indian nationalism. (DOK 2)
Apply knowledge about the Sepoy Rebellion to create an opinion piece for a newspaper or news website. (DOK 4)
Describe what trade rights Westerners sought in China. (DOK 2)
Explain the internal problems Chinese reformers tried to solve. (DOK 2)
Describe the impact that Western and Japanese imperialism had on China. (DOK 3)
Analyze the factors that caused the Qing Dynasty to fall. (DOK 3)
Explain how problems in Japanese society and the opening of Japan to other countries led to the Meiji Restoration. (DOK 3)
Describe the main reforms under the Meiji government. (DOK 2)
Analyze the factors contributing Japan's drive for empire. (DOK 2)
Explain how Europeans colonized Southeast Asia and how Siam avoided colonial rule. (DOK 3)
Explain how the United States gained control over the Philippines. (DOK 2)
List the ways imperialism spread to the Pacific islands. (DOK 1)
Explain the factors that assisted Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in gaining independence from Britain. (DOK 2)
Describe how Canada achieved self-rule. (DOK 2)
Analyze how European settlement changed the course of Australian history. (DOK 3)
Summarize how New Zealand was settled and how it became as an independent nation. (DOK 2)
Describe the political issues faced by Mexico and other new Latin American nations. (DOK 2)
Describe the impact that dictators made on Mexico. (DOK 2)
Explain how industrialized nations affected Latin America. (DOK 3)
Analyze the United States impact on Latin America. (DOK 3)
Apply knowledge about the U.S. impact on Latin America to create a persuasive letter. (DOK 4)
Use data from maps and knowledge of the community to create a plan of imperialism over a local area. (DOK 4)
List the causes of new imperialism. (DOK 1)
Explain why Western imperialism spread so rapidly. (DOK 2)
Describe how imperial governments ruled their empires. (DOK 2)
Explain the forces that shaped Africa. (DOK 2)
Explain how European contact with Africa increased during the 1800s. (DOK 2)
Explain how the European scramble for Africa started. (DOK 2)
Assess ways that Ethiopia successfully resisted imperialism. (DOK 3)
Analyze the sources of stress in Muslim regions. (DOK 3)
Explain the problems that the Ottoman empire faced. (DOK 2)
Describe how Egypt sought to modernize. (DOK 2)
Explain why European powers gained an interest in Iran. (DOK 2)
Analyze the causes and effects of the Sepoy Rebellion. (DOK 2)
Describe Britain's impact on India. (DOK 3)
Analyze how Indians reacted to the introduction of Western culture. (DOK 3)
Describe the origins of Indian nationalism. (DOK 2)
Apply knowledge about the Sepoy Rebellion to create an opinion piece for a newspaper or news website. (DOK 4)
Describe what trade rights Westerners sought in China. (DOK 2)
Explain the internal problems Chinese reformers tried to solve. (DOK 2)
Describe the impact that Western and Japanese imperialism had on China. (DOK 3)
Analyze the factors that caused the Qing Dynasty to fall. (DOK 3)
Explain how problems in Japanese society and the opening of Japan to other countries led to the Meiji Restoration. (DOK 3)
Describe the main reforms under the Meiji government. (DOK 2)
Analyze the factors contributing Japan's drive for empire. (DOK 2)
Explain how Europeans colonized Southeast Asia and how Siam avoided colonial rule. (DOK 3)
Explain how the United States gained control over the Philippines. (DOK 2)
List the ways imperialism spread to the Pacific islands. (DOK 1)
Explain the factors that assisted Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in gaining independence from Britain. (DOK 2)
Describe how Canada achieved self-rule. (DOK 2)
Analyze how European settlement changed the course of Australian history. (DOK 3)
Summarize how New Zealand was settled and how it became as an independent nation. (DOK 2)
Describe the political issues faced by Mexico and other new Latin American nations. (DOK 2)
Describe the impact that dictators made on Mexico. (DOK 2)
Explain how industrialized nations affected Latin America. (DOK 3)
Analyze the United States impact on Latin America. (DOK 3)
Apply knowledge about the U.S. impact on Latin America to create a persuasive letter. (DOK 4)
Use data from maps and knowledge of the community to create a plan of imperialism over a local area. (DOK 4)