Cambridge IGCSE History
A5Why, and with what effects, did nations gain and expand their overseas empires in the nineteenth century?
Overview
Specified content: economic, military, geopolitical, religious and cultural motives; French assimilation and direct rule (Faidherbe and Senegal), British indirect rule (Lugard and Nigeria) and Belgian private imperialism (Leopold II and the Congo) and their impacts on Africans; the British in India and 1857; the wars of independence in the Philippines and Cuba, the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris, the US debate on imperialism, the Philippines under American control, American intervention in Cuba to 1906.
Learning objectives
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- A5.1Explain the motives behind European and US imperialism.
- A5.2Assess how varied the impacts of European imperialism on Africans were.
- A5.3Explain why Indians resisted British rule and with what effects.
- A5.4Explain why, and with what effects, the United States gained former Spanish colonies.
Lessons
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French and British rule in Africa: Senegal and Nigeria
30 min
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Leopold II and the Congo Free State, 1885-1908
30 min
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Motives for European and US imperialism in the nineteenth century
30 min
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The British in India and the rising of 1857
30 min
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The Spanish-American War and US imperialism, 1898-1906
30 min
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