World History Chapter 27 Essays

1. What motivated European Imperialism, and why were European imperialists so successful in Africa?
2. Describe two of the steps taken by the British to gain economic, political, or social control over Africa?
3. What role did geopolitics play in the outbreak of the Crimean War?
4. What does it mean that India was the "jewel in the crown" of the British Empire? Why did the British consider India in this way?
5. Discuss the mixed results of the European colonization of Southeast Asia.
6. What were three important desires, needs, or attitudes that supported the concept of imperialism In the 18^th and 19^th centuries? Explain your answers.
7. Do you think that, in general, Africa was better off as a result of European colonization or not? Support your answer.
8. In what ways was the colonization done by the British in North America, Australia, and New Zealand different from that done by the British in Africa and India?
9. Do you think that India was better off as a result of British colonization or not? Support your answer?
10. Why did most Americans oppose the adoption of an imperialist foreign policy in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Why did some Americans support a policy of imperialism?
11. Identify two nations that successfully avoided being colonized by European powers in the 18^th and 19^th centuries. What tactics did these nations use to avoid colonization, and why did these tactics work?