Modern World History Imperialism Test Review

This test will cover chapters 21-22 in your textbook and all related material.

Test Date:  Tuesday, March 19th

Chapter 21:

• The motivations, characteristics, and impacts of Western Imperialism in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa, including
• The relationship between Industrialization and Imperialism
• The justification behind “The White Man’s Burden”—the Imperial Mission to “improve” the world
• The significance of the Berlin Conference of 1884 and the role that new technologies played in enabling Imperialism
• Individual approaches to Empire (for example, the British in India, the French in Indochina, etc.)
• Social, political, and economic impacts of Imperialism on the societies that were imperialized
• Reactions against imperialism
• Assigned primary documents about Imperialism

Chapter 22:

China:

• The significance and impact of the Opium War on China, including the unequal treaties and their conditions
• The causes and consequences of the Taiping Rebellion
• The major characteristics of the self-strengthening movement  and why it failed
• Western policies and attitudes towards China, including the Open Door policy and Spheres of Influence
• The causes and consequences of the Boxer Rebellion
• The success of the Chinese Nationalist Movement and the significance of Sun Yat-Sen

Japan:

• The causes and events that led to collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji Restoration
• Meiji polices regarding Westernization (military, economic, cultural) and how they were carried out
• Japanese motivations for imperialism along where they expanded
• The significance of the Russo-Japanese War

What is the format of the test?

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points (45 points total)
• 2 response questions, you choose 1, each worth 55 points