Introduction

In Lessons 7.02 and 7.03, you examined how works of art can tell the story of history, and then you applied that knowledge to learn about the unification of Italy in 1860.

Now, think about what you learn when you analyze a historical map. For example, if you were to look at a map of the United States from the 1830s, how would it differ from a map of our country today? What would it tell you? The answer is you would see established states in the eastern United States, but most of the land west of the Mississippi River would be identified as unsettled territories—meaning the United States still had a lot of discovering and settling to do. You have analyzed numerous historical maps—from the charting of the travel routes of early European explorers to the Napoleonic's conquests.

 

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

  • Describe the impact of European nationalism and Western imperialism as forces of global transformation, including the unification of Italy and Germany, the rise of Japan's power in East Asia, economic roots of imperialism, imperialist ideology, colonialism and national rivalries, and United States' imperialism
  • Describing resistance to European imperialism in Africa, Japan, and China

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: World History: 1500 to the Present Objective(s): 11, 11B1.

This lesson incorporates the following Literacy Standard(s):

 

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