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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Rise of Our East African Empire, 1893

For Students 9th - 10th
This Fordham University site offers a primary source from a British Captain stating the argument for British imperialism of East Africa.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Connecticut: A Case Study in Anti Imperialism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson plan for 7th and 8th grade. Gives notes on imperialism, mercantilism and how Great Britain used the colonies as a source for raw materials.
Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: New Imperialism

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of significant events in European Imperialism from 1795-1910.
Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Reign of Augustus: New Imperial Government

For Students 9th - 10th
In this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook, he shows the changes Augustus made in the government of Rome as the empire was being established.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: American Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Economic Imperialism in East Asia

For Students 11th - 12th
As America's economic prowess grew, it was able to harness this power to expand its imperialistic arm into China. This mutually beneficial relationship lasted until after World War II when China became a communist country.
Website
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: The Scramble for Africa: Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly describes the limited role Germany had in the scramble for African territories. A link to a map of colonial holdings during this period of New Imperialism is included.
Graphic
Other

The Map as History: Europe's Colonial Expanision 1820 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Intro.: Age of Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Age of Empire is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Unit Plan
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Period Three: 1754 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Comprehensive learning module for AP U.S. History on the imperial struggle over control of the American colonies, the emergence of a new republic, and the developing social, political and economic...
Handout
Vroma Project

V Roma Project: Augustus and Tiberius: Historical Background

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information, formatted in a timeline, about Augustus and his successor, Tiberius. It features coin evidence along with genealogy charts. Click the link for the diagram and slide show that describe the...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: New Frontier, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A speech and an essay that alternately praise the acquisition of foreign territory by the U.S. and that raise questions about the costs and value of these imperialistic adventures.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 6: Becoming a Modern Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...
Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: British Missionary Letters

For Students 9th - 10th
A letter written yy John G. Paton, a member of the New Hebrides Mission in the South Sea Islands, urging the British Government to annex the New Hebrides islands.
Website
Other

U.s. History Timeline: 1865 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: China: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

For Students 9th - 10th
It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province include the Yongling Tomb, the Fuling...
Website
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Scramble for Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief introduction to an era of European colonization known as the scramble for Africa.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Modern Civilization 1750 Present

For Students 9th - 10th
In this course, Professor Lynn Hunt gives 12 video lectures on Modern Civilization 1750-Present. She covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th century.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifty seven primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-and one secondary historical account that explore imperial conflict, European economic rivalry, and the impact of colonial rule on native peoples.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: French Colonial Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the French colonial empire from their efforts in Africa to those in southeast Asia. The article discusses the First French Empire in the New World, and the attempts to establish colonies during the Imperialism period of the...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Rule, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Three documents reflecting official views of how to rule and regulate a successful colony in New France, Jamaica, and the Spanish Indies. Includes teacher reasources for framing discussion.
Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early Trade With China: The China Trade 1830 1860 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In the years following the American Revolution, speed was the most important consideration for any ship even if it came at the expense of cargo space. Sailing ships tended to be small and swift so that they could outrun and outmaneuver...
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Policy in Burma 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
A statement of The new British policy for Burma in 1945. This site provides examples of British imperialist attitudes for that time period.
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Curated OER

Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Changing Ideas: Lesson 5 Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
Choose the correct answer for each of the five multiple choice questions in this self-check quiz to evaluate your comprehension of rebellion in the Age of Imperialism.
Handout
University of Maryland

Chaos @ Umd: Emergence of Modern China

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to the middle of the page to read about the one hundred days' reforms and the Chinese republican revolution that took place in 1911 led by Sun Yat-sen.

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