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What were the causes and effects of Imperialism?
Causes: Economic desires, political competition, social beliefs. Effects: Exploitation, loss of sovereignty, cultural imposition.
What were the causes and effects of the American Revolution?
Causes: Resistance to British taxation, desire for self-governance. Effects: Formation of the USA, spread of revolutionary ideals.
What were the causes and effects of the French Revolution?
Causes: Social inequality, economic hardship, Enlightenment ideals. Effects: Overthrow of monarchy, rise of democracy, rise of Napoleon.
What were the causes and effects of the Sepoy Rebellion?
Causes: Religious tensions, resentment of British policies. Effects: End of East India Company rule, direct British control.
What were the causes and effects of the Boxer Rebellion?
Causes: Resentment of foreign influence. Effects: Weakening of the Qing dynasty, eventual downfall of the empire.
What were the causes and effects of migration during the Imperial Age?
Causes: Economic opportunities, political instability. Effects: New communities, economic growth, discrimination.
What were the causes and effects of South American Revolutions?
Causes: Economic hardship, political oppression, desire for self-governance. Effects: Formation of new nation-states, reshaping of political and economic systems.
Compare the American and French Revolutions.
Both were influenced by Enlightenment ideals, but the French Revolution was more radical and socially disruptive.
Compare the Sepoy and Boxer Rebellions.
Both were reactions against foreign influence, but the Sepoy Rebellion was primarily against British rule in India, while the Boxer Rebellion was against all foreign influence in China.
Define Imperialism.
Domination of Africa, Asia, and the Americas by European powers driven by economic, political, and social factors.
What is Social Darwinism?
Belief in European cultural and racial superiority used to justify imperialism.
Define sovereignty.
Supreme power or authority; the right to govern oneself.
What is meant by 'British Raj'?
Direct British government control in India after the Sepoy Rebellion.
Define Nationalism.
Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
What are ethnic enclaves?
Neighborhoods or areas with a high concentration of people from the same ethnic background.
What is a DBQ?
Document-Based Question; an essay question that requires analysis of primary source documents.
Define 'revolution'.
A fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization.
Define 'colonization'.
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
What does 'ICE' stand for in historical analysis?
Identify the event, Cause, and Effect.