Curated OER
Confucius
Students investigate the person of Confucius and his impact upon the Chinese culture. They conduct research using a variety of resources. They use the outline provided in the lesson plan to participate in class discussion. Key ideas are...
Curated OER
India History: The Big Picture
In this India history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of India and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Students also respond to 18 short answer questions regarding the topic.
Curated OER
India History: The Big Picture
In this India history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of India from about 1500 to the present.
Curated OER
The Jeffersonian Age: 1800 - 1824 (5)
In this online interactive American history worksheet, high schoolers answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding the Jeffersonian Age. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
One Moment in Time
Students discuss the Mimetic theory and design a still life design in linoleum block. In this Mimetic theory instructional activity, students discuss the importance of realism in art and research Greek and Roman art forms from...
Curated OER
Partition of Africa Questions
In this colonial Africa worksheet, students study a map of Africa from 1885-1914. Students then respond to 9 short answer questions based on the information presented in the map.
Curated OER
Cracking Catlins's Code
Students create a chart comparing visual clues with artistic meaning. This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the ways in which consistent patterns of gesture and pose chosen by an artist (specifically George Catlin)...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: European Imperialism: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Access university-level course materials compiled for course on European imperialism.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap European: Turn of the Century Tensions
AP European History learning module on tensions within Europe during an age of Imperialism and national unification.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Age of Imperialism: European Imperialism
The White Man's Burden was another name for Imperialism. It was an ethnocentric idea that emerged from Darwin's Theory of Evolution to explain why white people were living in what they believed were more advanced civilizations than...
Other
Cocc: African Slave Trade and European Imperialism
This site from the COCC provides a very large and informative website providing a historical summary plus links to many aspects of the slave trade. Detailed timeline describes the development of African civilizations from the 15th...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Program of the Pan German League, 1890 1898
Fordham's Modern History Sourcebook offers a primary source record of a German imperialist organization's reasons to imperialize.
Other
Germany's Last Kaiser Wilhelm Ii: Political Decision Making in Imperial Germany
Wilhelm II, who became Kaiser of Germany in 1888, had a profound impact on German and European history. Includes discussion questions at end.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: New Imperialism
A timeline of significant events in European Imperialism from 1795-1910.
Other
The Map as History: Europe's Colonial Expanision 1820 1939
European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...
Other
Modern World History: New Imperialism in China
Fueled by industrialization, European countries began empire building in the late 1800's. How did this affect China who was never formally colonized? Read this short introduction to imperialism in the late 1800's to see the consequences...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Scramble for Africa
A brief introduction to an era of European colonization known as the scramble for Africa.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Africa 1914
A colorful map depicting the European claims established in Africa by 1914.
Other
Modern World History: The Causes and Motivations for the Scramble for Africa
Industrialization led to the "scramble for Africa" by European countries seeking raw materials, markets, and cheap labor. However, other factors played a role such as political, ideological, and religious reasons. Examine these reasons...
Other
Imperial College London: Space Missions: Ulysses
Has a basic description of the Ulysses mission, along with explanations of some of the instruments and data.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Butcher of Congo
An extremely informative review of a non-fiction book, King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild. The review contains specific quotes from the book and accurate historical research.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Berlin Conference
Briefly describes how Europe got to the point of calling the Berlin Conference and the immediate results of the conference's decisions.
US National Archives
Our Documents: The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
The Monroe Doctrine has been used in the past 180 years to let the United States' stance on European involvement in the Western Hemisphere be known. On this interesting site you can view an interactive copy of the original pages of the...
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Documents: Open Door Note
Read the note Secretary of State John Hay sent to Andrew White, ambassador to Germany, spelling out the United States' position on keeping trade with China open despite the claims of European countries to various ports in China.