Global Empires

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Name: EZEKIEL I. GARCIA Period: # 4 Date: April 3rd, 2015 AP World History – Mr. Quintana – G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School Chapters 32 The Building of Global Empires General Instructions: Print this packet. Answer the following vocabulary and questions on separate sheets of paper. Please handwrite all of your answers. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Once you complete your homework, attach your answer sheets to this packet (packet first, answer sheets second). You may use your digital textbook (found on your student portal), the Internet, and your Quintana notes as sources of information Vocabulary Instructions: Answer all vocabulary words with two to three sentences of information…show more content…
18) Who were the individuals who helped unify Italy and describe the challenges they faced in uniting Italy? 19) What German state led the charge in uniting Germany? 20) What territories did the United States gain after the Spanish American War? Name: EZEKIEL I. GARCIA Period: # 4 Date: April 3rd, 2015 AP World History – Mr. Quintana – G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School Chapters 32 The Building of Global Empires Vocabulary Instructions: Answer all vocabulary words with two to three sentences of information Define Key Terms Suez Canal | The Suez Canal was completed in 1869. It connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. This canal eliminate the need to go around the Cape of Good Hope. | New Imperialism | The New Imperialism (sometimes Neoimperialism or Neo-imperialism) was a period of colonial expansion —and its accompanying ideologies—by the European powers, the United States of America and the Empire of Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | Colonialism | The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.…show more content…
Politically, the British introduced changes to India, such as saying that the Indians required to be civilized, and that British rule would remove Oriental despotism and anarchy and implement a reliable system of justice.Socially, when India was colonized, the English language quickly spread and the indigenous languages of the natives began to be wiped out.Economically, under colonial rule, India often depended on great Britain for such things as technological advances and manufactured goods. | 10. Siam, or today's Kingdom of Thailand, was the only country in Southeast Asia that remained independent of European control.The two African countries two remain independent of European control where Ethiopia and Liberia. | 11. The Europeans would still punish those that had already been brought into slavery. | 12. The Boers were agricultural farmers, but left on the “Great Trek” because of discontent at the harsh British rule. | 13. The British fought the Boers for the land they had and to keep them so they can tax their products. The result was that the British government of William Gladstone signed a truce with the Boers to stop the fighting.
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