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The Significance and Factors of Imperialism in the Modern World

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores the key factors that contributed to the rise of imperialism, asking students to categorize, rank, and justify their understanding of its significance.

Topics covered:

#Standard
#Significance & Factors
#Evaluate the relative importance of political, social, economic, and religious factors
#History
#Imperialism
#Identify and categorize the main factors contributing to imperialism
#Justify rankings of significance using historical evidence
#Causes (MAIN)

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The Significance and Factors of Imperialism in the Modern World

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Understanding the Factors Behind Imperialism

Source A: Political Motivations

'Many nations sought to expand their influence through colonization to enhance their power and security.' Provenance: Statement from a 1900s historian analyzing imperial motives.

Source B: Economic Motivations

'The desire for new markets and raw materials drove nations to seek control over foreign territories.' Provenance: Economic analysis report from the early 20th century.

Source C: Social and Religious Motivations

'A sense of racial superiority and the spread of Christianity were often used to justify imperial expansion.' Provenance: Excerpt from a colonial missionary's writings.

1.
Categorize the factors in Sources A, B, and C as Political, Social, Economic, or Religious. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the importance of political and economic factors in causing imperialism. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
3.
Explain why social and religious factors were important in imperialism. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
4.
Outline how economic motivations contributed to imperialism. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Rank the four factors—Political, Economic, Social, Religious—in order of importance in causing imperialism. Justify your ranking with evidence. (8 marks)
[8 marks]
6.
Explain how political motives influenced the European scramble for colonies. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Analyse how social and religious justifications were used to support imperialism. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
8.
Compare the roles of economic and political factors in driving imperialism. (6 marks)
[6 marks]

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