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Analyzing Sources on Imperialism in the Modern World

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet encourages students to analyze and evaluate primary sources related to the causes of imperialism, helping develop their source analysis skills.

Topics covered:

#Compare different perspectives on imperialism
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Standard
#History
#Imperialism
#Causes (MAIN)
#Analyse the usefulness and reliability of sources
#Explain the key ideas presented in primary sources about imperialism

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Analyzing Sources on Imperialism in the Modern World

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Source Analysis: Causes of Imperialism

Source A: The Justification of Empire

"The expansion of our nation into foreign territories is necessary for our economic prosperity and national strength. It provides new markets for our goods and access to valuable resources, ensuring our dominance in the world. Imperialism is also a civilising mission, bringing progress and modernization to 'less developed' nations. We must seize this opportunity to secure our future and maintain our power among global nations." Provenance: Lord Salisbury, speech to Parliament, 1902, political speech.

1.
Describe the main ideas presented in Source A about imperialism. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Explain the purpose of Lord Salisbury's speech in Source A. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
3.
Compare the content of Source A with a different perspective that might criticize imperialism. What differences would you expect? (4 marks)
[4 marks]
4.
Outline how reliable you think Source A is for understanding why imperialism was pursued. Support your answer. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Analyse how the source reflects the attitudes of political leaders towards imperialism in the early 20th century. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
6.
Compare the reasons given in Source A with reasons that critics of imperialism might give. What are the main differences? (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Describe two limitations of using Source A to understand the causes of imperialism. (2 marks)
[2 marks]
8.
Summarise what you have learned from Source A about why countries pursued imperialism in the early 20th century. (3 marks)
[3 marks]

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