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Topic 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
LO: Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
Topic 6.1 Review
Topic 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
LO: Compare processes by which state power shifted in various parts of the world from 1750 to 1900.
KC-5.2.I.B European states as well as the United States and Japan acquired territories throughout Asia and the Pacific, while Spanish and Portuguese influence declined.
KC-5.2.I.D Europeans established settler colonies in some parts of their empires. Examples of settler colonies established in empires include in New Zealand.
KC-5.2.II.B The United States, Russia, and Japan expanded their land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories.
Topic 6.2 Review
Topic 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
LO: Explain how and why internal and external factors have influenced the process of state building from 1750 to 1900.
| KC-5.3.III.D Increasing questions about political authority and growing nationalism contributed to anticolonial movements. |
KC-5.3.III.E Increasing discontent with imperial rule led to rebellions, some of which were influenced by religious ideas. Examples of rebellions include Ghost Dance in the U.S., the Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement in Southern Africa, and the Mahdist wars in Sudan.
Topic 6.3 Review
Topic 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
LO: Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.
Topic 6.4 Review
Topic 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
LO: Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.
Topic 6.5 Review
Topic 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
LO: Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.
LO: Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.
Topic 6.6 Review
Topic 6.7 Effects of Migration
LO: Explain how and why new patterns of migration affected society from 1750 to 1900.
| KC-5.4.III.A Migrants tended to be male, leaving women to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men. |
KC-5.4.III.C Receiving societies did not always embrace immigrants, as seen in the various degrees of ethnic and racial prejudice and the ways states attempted to regulate the increased flow of people across their borders. Examples of the regulation of immigrants include the Chinese Exclusion Act and the White Australia Policy.
Topic 6.7 Review
Topic 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age
LO: Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
| KC-5.1 The development of industrial capitalism led to increased standards of living for some, and to continued improvement in manufacturing methods that increased the availability, affordability, and variety of consumer goods. |
KC-5.2 As states industrialized, they also expanded existing overseas empires and established
KC-5.3 The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.
KC-5.4 As a result of the emergence of transoceanic empires and a global capitalist economy, migration patterns changed dramatically, and the numbers of migrants increased significantly.