November 1

I apologize for the late posting tonight. I had some issues with my DSL modem...

Social 10

Please check your e-mail tonight for the Chapter 8 and 9 questions. I sent this e-mail to you this morning. In class today you had the choice of working on the timeline notes, which are due on Thursday, or the Chapter 8 and 9 questions. These questions are due on Friday. Please don't forget that your position paper is due tomorrow.

Social 23

I gave you your study guide for the Imperialism Test. This test is next Tuesday, November 8th. Here is the study guide for the test:

Imperialism Test Study Guide:

Format:
1. Matching Section
2. Multiple Choice Section
3. Short Answer Section

Topics:
1. Key People

• Livingstone
• Stanley
• Rhodes
• Perry
• Kipling
• Clive
• Dupleix
• Burton
• Speke
• Cornwalis

2. Key Terms:

• imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• colonial system
• protectorate
• extraterritoriality
• caste system
• Open Door policy
• sphere of influence
• British East India Company
• Dutch East India Company

3. Geography of Africa (1914)

4. The Scramble for Africa

• Why did Europeans colonize Africa?

5. African slave trade

6. British Imperialism in India:

• How the British helped India
• How the British hurt India

7. Imperialism in China

• Open Door policy
• Opium Wars (causes and effects)
• the Boxer Rebellion (effect on China)

8. Imperialism in Japan

• Commodore Perry
• ends Japan's isolation
• adoption of Western ideas and technology
• Japanese imperialism (Korea, Russia, China)