Explain the role that opium played in giving europeans

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Assignment:

1. How was 19th century imperialism different from ear forms of imperialism ( such as the European conquest of the Americas)?

2. Which of the following answers best explains the role that opium played in giving Europeans, especially the British, trade influence in China?

• China cultivated opium and sold it to British colonies in return for tea and sugar; eventually, the demand for tea and sugar overtook the demand for opium, giving the British an advantage in the trade relationship.

• The British actively promoted the sale of opium produced in their colonies to China; when the Chinese government attempted to resist this promotion, the British pursued and won a series of wars that resulted in them having trading privileges, residency rights, and control of the port of Hong Kong.

• The British used an epidemic of opium addiction in China as a pretense for sending Christian missionaries whose true purpose was to introduce the Chinese populace to Western trade goods.

• The Chinese government eagerly invited the British to establish trading ports on Chinese soil because they believed opium served an important spiritual role in their society.

3. Which of the following answers best explains the Partition of Africa and the effects that it had on African peoples?

The Partition of Africa was the process by which Africa was divided into regions controlled, directly or indirectly, by various European powers. As a result, a significant amount of African resources were diverted to Europe, African culture was negatively impacted, and many Africans were exploited for their labor.
The Partition of Africa was the process by which Africa was divided into regions controlled, directly or indirectly, by various European powers. As a result, African cultures and economies thrived and Africans became integrated fully into the global economy.
The Partition of Africa was the process by which Africa was divided into regions controlled, directly or indirectly, by various European powers. As a result, African people moved in large numbers to imperial centers and those imperial centers became cosmopolitan and inclusive of diversity.
The Partition of Africa was the process by which Africa was divided into regions controlled, directly or indirectly, by various European powers. As a result, millions of Africans were forcibly transported to other continents.

4. Explain the link between imperialism and racial ideology.

5. Describe two ways that people who were experiencing the process of colonization resisted European imperialism.

6. Discuss at least one example of imperialism that is occurring today. How is it similar to and different from the examples that we have begun to study this week?

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