World History Final Exam Study Guide

  1. Make a list of countries that participated in the colonialism/imperialism of Africa, Middle East, etc. (Know the location of their colonies on a map and years of occupation).
  2. What happened in Burma?
  3. Motives of imperialism: economic, political, social, and cultural.
  4. Bismarck and Berlin Conference of 1884-5.
  5. What does the phrase “white man’s burden mean”?
  6. Charles Darwin and Social Darwinism
  7. Why did colonial powers not develop industries in the colonies?
  8. Ways or running colonies: direct and indirect ruling, spheres of influence, etc.
  9. Old Colonialism/Imperialism vs. New Colonialism/Imperialism
  10. Suez Canal and military power to control the world.