Study Guides & Summaries
Mr. Ott at Park East High School's Turning Point - Age of Imperialism (New): This wiki page overviews the Age of Imperialism by discussing its causes, its effects in Africa & China, & Japan's role as an imperialistic power.
Imperialism - Note Taking Study Guide from Prentice Hall: This resource summarizes the Age of Imperialism as well as the imperialistic efforts in Africa, India, & China from 1800 - 1914 CE. It includes graphic organizers, review questions, and bolded vocabulary terms after each 3 to 4 paragraph summary for students to summarize the main ideas of the passage.
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Global History & Geography Regents Review Packet - Unit 5 from John Russo at White Plains High School: This Google Doc summarizes the Industrial Revolution, the rise of Nationalism, & the Age of Imperialism in an outline format, making note of important vocabulary, events, concepts, & people (pages 4 through page 7).
Imperialism Page from Mrs. Panepento at Oakland-Alabama Central School District: This webpage offers an overview of the Age of Imperialism, vocabulary lists, PowerPoints, & a Jeopardy Review activity.
European Imperialism in Africa from Discovery Education, Colonialism & Imperialism from Social Studies teacher Ralph Emmerink, & What Caused the Age of Imperialism?, Results of the Age of Imperialism, & Darwinism & Social Darwinism from Social Studies teacher Paul Sergent YouTube Videos: These YouTube videos explain the concept of imperialism, its effects, & the motivations behind of imperialism in depth.
Interactive or Audio Guided Map Tours for Africa, China, & India from Prentice Hall: These websites use maps to illustrate the effects of imperialism in Africa, India, and China. They ask students to explore the maps and or listen to the descriptions of imperialism in these areas, and after, are prompted to respond to study questions.
Interactive Timeline on the Legacy of Imperialism in South Africa from Annenberg Learner: This interactive timeline shows students how the events in South Africa during the Age of Imperialism, most notably the Boer Wars, eventually led to the development of the apartheid.
Interactive Timeline on Africa from the Smithsonian: This timeline shows how the origins of humankind in Africa evolved into the current challenges faced by the continent as a result of interactions with other peoples, & includes notes on significant African contributions to world history.
Vocabulary
Imperialism Vocabulary Opener from New Vision for Public Schools: This Google Doc offers students the opportunity to work with vocabulary words in 2 activities (page 7 through 12).
Imperialism 1, Imperialism 2, & Imperialism 3 Vocabulary Sets from Quizlet: Vocabulary sets where students can view vocabulary terms in list format or practice memorization with the study feature.
Self Tests
Self Tests on Imperialism, Imperialism in China, Imperialism in India, & Imperialism in Africa from Prentice Hall: These websites offer students the oppurtunity to take self-assessments on the topics above in either an interactive ("Know it? Show it") format or a traditional multiple choice ("Progress Monitoring Online") format.
Mr. Ott at Park East High School's Track A Imperialism Quiz & Track B Imperialism Quiz: These wiki pages offer quizzes on imperialism. Students can take the quiz & then view their results at the end without entering their personal information.
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