AP European History

Chapter 26: The Age of Nationalism, 1850-1914

Name:____________________
Period:__________

Complete the graphic organizer as you read Chapter 26. DO NOT simply hunt for the answers; doing so will leave holes in your
understanding of the text. Be sure to include details regarding political/diplomatic, cultural/intellectual and social/economic themes.
I.

Industrialization and the World Economy

a. The Rise of Global Inequality
What is the ultimate significance of the Industrial Revolution, from a
global perspective?

Describe the two interpretations of how the West gained its wealth:

b. The World Market

Why did England take the early lead in establishing overseas colonies?

How did the railroad and steam power transform the trade relationships between European and colonial nations?

c. The Opening of China and Japan

Describe how English demand for tea led to the importation of opium:

Provisions of the Treaty of Nanking (1842):

d. Western Penetration of Egypt

How did Muhammad Ali & Ismail modernize Egypt?

How did European intervention in Egypt break with the previous

pattern of trade and investment?

II.

The Great Migration Define:

a. The Pressure of Population

How did the growing European population provide an impetus for Western expansion?

b. European Migrants
Describe the typical European migrant:

III.
Western Imperialism
What was New Imperialism?

Demonstrate that many Europeans were

migrants rather than immigrants:

How important were kinship ties for the

movement of people?

What was the result of this New Imperialism?

a. The Scramble for Africa

How did the map of Africa change between 1880-1900?

Read Individuals in Society, and explain how Cecil Rhodes sought to expand British power in Africa. What were
his attitudes towards the rights of the conquered black populations?

"The Colossus of Rhodes"

How did the actions of King Leopold I of Belgium change the nature of colonization in Africa?

The Berlin Conference (1884-1885)

Why was the Conference necessary?

What did the Conference establish?

What happened at Khartoum in 1885?

What happened at Omdurman in 1898?

What was the significance of the incident at Fashoda?

b. Causes of the New Imperialism How did each of these factors contribute to European Imperialism?
Economic Motives

Political/Diplomatic tools

National Prestige

Social Darwinism

Technological & Military

Superiority

Machine Gun:
Quinine:
Steamship & Telegraph:

Social Tension & Domestic

Political Conflicts

Special Interest Groups

The White Mans Burden:

Religious Motivation

c. Critics of Imperialism What were the main arguments of the critics?

J.A. Hobson, Imperialism

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

IV.
Responses to Western Imperialism
Why did the great majority of African and Asian populations accept imperial rule?

a. Empire in India
What opportunities existed for British women in India?

What opportunities existed for the Indians while colonized?

b. The Example of Japan

Following the Meiji Restoration, how did Japan deal with the threat posed by the West?

What nations did Japan emulate, and why?

c. Toward Revolution in China

Following defeat in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) how did traditionalists seek to deal with the threat posed by the West?

The Boxer Rebellion

Goals

Results

V.

The Document-Based Question (DBQ)

a. Please read the Introduction on page A-2 (at the end of the textbook). Keep that in mind as you examine the documents on
page A-22-A-23.
DBQ 10: The West and the World

Question: Discuss the variety of responses that the colonized peoples advocated toward the European colonizers in the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries.
Document 1: Ghandi, Indian Home Document 2: Letter from Lin Zesu
Document 3: Announcement to
Document 4: Memorandum from
Document
Rule

to Queen Victoria, 1839

Summary

Point of View

Write a thesis statement that specifically addresses the above question:

the Arabs, 1914

the chiefs of Brass to the Royal

Niger Company, 1895