- What factors inspired European powers to extend their colonization to Africa and Asia? What about Japanese and Chinese markets changed after they were forcibly “opened” to trade? What were the consequences that came with the “scramble for Africa”?
- What was Simon Bolivar’s vision for “Pan-Americanism”? What was different about the formation of the states of Latin America compared with the United States and Canada? How did the Western Hemisphere fall into America’s sphere of influence?
- Describe the opponents of Imperialism and writers disenfranchised by its doctrine? Understand the Imperial mission and how it contrasts against the arguments for democracy and liberty abroad.
- What was the most important historical influence that led to the build-up for the First World War? Explain and contrast it against other contributing causes discussed.