Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________ date:
February 16 or 17
day:
one or two
period:
three
Imperialism & the Balance of Power
As you proceed through this activity you will investigate
Imperialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries. You will
begin by looking into Imperialism in the world as a whole
in the section 'Imperialism and the World'. Next, you will
see, in detail, how imperialistic policies of European
powers impacted other regions of the world and more
specifically Africa.
To start this adventure. Go to the following webpage:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/ninvest/imperial/impandworld.htm
Click on the link to the map.
Directions: Answer the following questions based on the map.
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What is the title of the map? _______________________________
2. How many different countries have colonies? _____________________
3. Which country has the largest colonial empire? ________________________
4. Which continents are almost completely controlled by other countries?
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5. Which continents are only controlled by a few countries?
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6. What could be a different title for this map? ____________________________
Directions: Hit the back button and scroll down to the charts to answer the following questions.
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About how many square miles of territory does France control? ______________
2. What is the TOTAL population controlled by the 5 countries shown in this chart?
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3. Based on this information, which country has the largest colonial empire? Does this
answer agree with your answer to question 2 above? EXPLAIN.
4. Which 2 areas of the world are almost completely controlled by colonial powers?
Does this answer agree with your answer to question 3? EXPLAIN.
Directions: Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “back” button. Find the “Imperialism in
Africa” link. Then click “Berlin Conference” Answer these questions based on the reading below.
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List 3 reasons why Europeans wanted to take over Africa?
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2. What was the Berlin Conference? __________________________________________
3. What agreements came out of the Berlin Conference?
4. What considerations were made by the Europeans to the native Africans?
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5. Make a guess: How will the decisions made at the conference change Africa?
Directions: scroll to the bottom and click the “back” button. Click on the “Scramble for Africa”
link.
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What is the main difference between the 2 maps?
2. What part did the Berlin Conference play in the creation MAP 2?
3. What happened to the native African political entities by 1914?
4. According to Map 2-- Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa?
5. What percentage of Africa was colonized by 1913?____________________________
6. According to the graph, Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa?
________________ (did you get the same answer as #4 in the Map Comparison above?)
7. What percentage Africa was controlled by the rest of the countries (excluding the 2
countries mentioned in #2)? ____________
8. Think about it: Would the information in MAP 2 and the pie chart above be the same if
there had never been a Berlin Conference? EXPLAIN with at least 4 sentences.
Directions: scroll to the bottom and click the “back” button. Click on the “Boar Wars” link. Click
on the link below the “CHECK YOUR ANSWERS” sign.
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Who were the Boers?
2. What caused the Boer Wars?
3. What was the result of the Boer Wars?
4. How is the Boer War an example of the 'Scramble for Africa'?