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Chapter 24 AP World History Outline

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Chapter 24 Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of the European Global Order I. Introduction A. Change in Europe?s relationship with world 1. Change in goods ? no longer spices/mfg goods, but natural resources for machines 2. Trade balance shifts a. Need for markets for Europe mfg products b. 1840 exported more than imported ? finally, people want to buy Europe stuff 3. Reasons for expansion a. Missionaries no longer state sponsored i. Europe no longer threatened by anyone b. European rivalries now fueled expansion 4. Ability to control empire a. Industrialization gave Europe power to control center b. Steamships/railways put everyone in reach of European landgrab II. The Shift to Land Empires in Asia A. Introduction

Chapter 24 AP World History Outline

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Chapter 24 Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of the European Global Order I. Introduction A. Change in Europe?s relationship with world 1. Change in goods ? no longer spices/mfg goods, but natural resources for machines 2. Trade balance shifts a. Need for markets for Europe mfg products b. 1840 exported more than imported ? finally, people want to buy Europe stuff 3. Reasons for expansion a. Missionaries no longer state sponsored i. Europe no longer threatened by anyone b. European rivalries now fueled expansion 4. Ability to control empire a. Industrialization gave Europe power to control center b. Steamships/railways put everyone in reach of European landgrab II. The Shift to Land Empires in Asia A. Introduction

Chapter 16 AP World History Outline

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Chapter 16 The World Economy I. Introduction A. What are consequences of? 1. Voyages of Columbus 2. Exploration of Europeans 3. Empires built by European conquerors/missionaries B. Consequences 1. Power shift 2. Redefinition of interchange D. Patterns of diffusion 1. Classical ? developing regional economies/cultures ? Medit./China a. External conflicts existed, but not that important 2. Postclassical Era ? contacts increase a. Missionary religions spread b. Interregional trade key component of economies ? bet. continents c. Some regions dominated trade ? Muslims then Mongols 3. 1450-1750 ? Eve of the Early Modern Period a. New areas of world brought into global community ? Americas b. Rate of global trade increased ? Southeast Asia

Period 6 Concept Outline APWH

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Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to the Present Key Concept 6.1 Science and the Environment Rapid advances in science altered the understanding of the universe and the natural world and led to the development of new technologies. These changes enabled unprecedented population growth, which altered how humans interacted with the environment and threatened delicate ecological balances at local, regional, and global levels. Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world, assisted by the development of new technology. New modes of communication and transportation virtually eliminated the problem of geographic distance. New scientific paradigms transformed human understanding of the world.

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870–1914

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 25 May 2015 Chapter 12 Outline Imperialism/Colonialism, 1870 ? 1914 1869, Suez Canal opened; sliced thru 100s of mi. ofEgyptian desert to link Mediterranean/Red seas, cutting trip from London to Bombay in ? Showcased abilities of West power/tech to transform globe, human cost: 30k Egyptians worked as forced laborers, 1k?s died during cholera epidemics French under Napoleonled, Brit?s bankers followed; Euro financial interests dev?d. relationship with gov?t of Egypt as semi-indep. State inside Ottoman Empire 1875, Brit ctrl?d. canal, purchasing 44% of canal?s shares from Egyptian khedive when he was threatened with bankruptcy 1880s, econ./political relationships produced debt/instability in Egypt

The Building of Global Empires

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 21 August 2015 Chapter 33 Outline Global Empires Few Euros traveled to South Africa in 1850, discovery of diamonds/gold broughtEuros Cecil John Rhodes, 18-yr-old. Oxford Uni. Student, 1871, went to south Africa for climate that would relieve his tuberculosis Supervised African laborers who worked claims to diamond fields, bought rights 1889, 35, monopolized diamonds in south Africa, ctrl?d. 90% of world?s diamonds Built stake in gold-mining; served as prime minister, 1890-6, of Brit Cape Colony Cape would serve as op. for extension of Brit to Africa, Cape to Cairo Absorbed territories north settled by Dutch farmers

Chapter 1 - Brinkley 13th edition

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Chapter One Review Notes (Pd. 6) Reasons for expansion/imperialist efforts: Gold ( in Asia) Spanish gains from expansion- Land Tobacco Trade Cultural interchange Gold importing Formal political strongholds in the new world England vs. Spain Sir Francis Drake in the ?Singeing of the King of Spain?s Beard? (Destruction of the Spanish Armada) Spanish Armada Undermining efforts towards Spain?s economic power in the new world (i.e. luxurious natural resources) Political Structures/Presence in the New World Viceroys/Audiencias/Peninsulares Creoles: Citizens born at colonies by settlers Mestizo: Mixture of Spanish/Native American Mulatto: Mixture of Black/Spanish Native Americans: Driving labor force in the New World

AP EURO NOTES

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AP Euro Notes Sec 24-1 pp.752-765 Nalani Story The New Imperialism 1880s-Euro states embarked on intense scramble for overseas territory ?New Imperialism?= led Euros to carve up Asia & Africa What explains the mad scramble for colonies after 1880? Causes of the New Imperialism Existence of competitive nation-states after 1870=undoubtedly a major determinant for growth of new imperialism Euro affairs=grew tense heightened competition spurred Euro states to acquire colonies abroad that provided ports & coaling stations for their navies GB often expanded into new regions not for economic reasons but to keep the French, Germans, or Russians from setting up bases that could harm British interests Colonies=source of international prestige

13 Colonies Guided Notes

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Cornell Notes Guided Notes ? ?The 13 Colonies? Glue onto Page: ______ Introduction England?s ___________ ___________ were located on the Atlantic Coast in-between French ___________ and Spanish ___________. The Thirteen Colonies can be divided into three regions. Each region was unique and gave the English a wide variety of opportunities and ?personalities.? New England ? Climate, Resources & People Long ___________ & rocky soils ? Fishing, ___________, Trade, and ___________ ? Heavy reliance on the Atlantic Ocean ? people relied on ___________ Farming ? produced enough for themselves + a little extra for trading ? settlers from England made up the largest groups of the region?s population ? John ___________, Benjamin ___________, ___________ Rush African Americans

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 33 Test Bank

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CHAPTER 33 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Cecil Rhodes was a. the British military leader who was responsible for a boom in naval expansion. b. the American politician who articulated the belief in manifest destiny. c. responsible for the philosophy that we know as social Darwinism. d. the first leader of an independent Canada. e. a leading British imperialist who founded a colony in Africa. * (p. 909) 2. Who said, ?We are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race?? a. Sim?n Bol?var b. Theodore Roosevelt c. Ito Hirobumi d. Cecil Rhodes * e. Otto von Bismarck (p. 909) 3. The author of The White Man?s Burden was a. Cecil Rhodes. b. Otto von Bismarck. c. Arthur de Gobineau.

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