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Imperialism Webquest
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Objective: Examine the practice of imperialism and how it affected countries across the globe.
Directions: Follow the steps listed to complete this activity. Questions should be answered on a separate
sheet of loose-leaf paper, unless directed otherwise. The notes will be stapled to this packet when you
hand them in.
Step 1: Go to the website http://regentsprep.org/regents/global/themes/imperialism/index.cfm or
google (regents global imperialism) and find link.
Step 2: Click on I. Imperialism
Step 3: Introduction
Directions: Using the “Introduction” page, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Define Imperialism.
2. How was industrialization related to imperialism?
3. Define Nationalism.
4. Describe the “The White Man Burden” and how does it relate to imperialism?
5. Write your answers in the chart. This should be in your own words.
Causes of Imperialism
Economic Motives
Nationalism
Balance of Power
White Man’ Burden
6. What were the results of Imperialism?
Step 4: Africa
Directions: Click on the “Africa” tab on the left. Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
7. What countries were involved in the scramble for Africa?
8. European powers set what guidelines about carving up Africa?
9. Define sovereignty.
10. Describe the conflict between the British and the Zulus.
11. Who was Cecil Rhodes and what was his master plan?
12. Define Boer War and provide its significance.
Step 5: India
Directions: Click on the “India” tab on the left. Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
13. Identify the British East India Company’s main objective.
14. Explain the “divide and conquer” tactics used by the British East India Company.
15. Why did the Sepoys revolt against the British? What was the outcome?
16. Use the Map. What assumptions can be made about the location of the mutiny?
Step 6: Middle East
Directions: Click on the “Middle East” tab on the left. Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
17. What attracted the European nations to the Middle East?
18. Define Suez Canal and describe its significance. (Reference map)
19. Describe the problem in Palestine.
Step 7: Southeast Asia
Directions: Click on the “SE Asia” tab on the left. Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
20. Describe the natural resources that attracted nations to the Dutch East Indies.
21. Explain what was happening on the mainland.
22. What were the outcomes of imperialism in South East Asia?
Step 8: Japan
Directions: Click on the “Japan” tab on the left. Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
23. Why was Emperor Mutsushito restored to the throne in 1868?
24. Define Feudalism.
25. What did Japan do during the Meiji Restoration, which allowed them to practice imperialism?
26. Define Russo-Japanese War and describe its significance.
27. List what Japan earned from the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth.
28. What was the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?
Step 9: China
Directions: Click on the “China” tab on the left. Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper.
29. Define Middle Kingdom and describe its significance.
30. Define Opium War and describe its significance.
31. According to the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing, what the Chinese supposed to do?
32. Define Sphere of Influence and describe its significance.
33. Define Open Door Policy and describe its significance.
34. Define Boxer Rebellion and describe its significance.
35. Who was Mao Zedong?
36. How did imperialism in China differ from imperialism in the rest of the world?
Step 10: Practice
Directions: Click on the “Practice” tab on the left. Under Multiple-Choice Questions, click on Imperialism.
Answer ALL 26 questions on the space provided. . You should get all of these answers correct because when
you choose an answer it tells you if you are correct. With each correct answer, they provide a explanation.
In your OWN WORDS, please write an explanation in the space provided.
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