AP World History University High
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UNIT IV 1750-1914
Chapter 24- Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750-1870
Directions: Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Use the question as
the stem of your response. Page numbers are provided.
1. What was the most powerful and feared fighters in southern Africa? P.625
2. How were the kingdoms of Losotho and Swazi created? P.625-7
3. In 2-3 sentences, explain how Shaka was able to create a new national (Zulu) identity. p.627
4. What inspired the consolidation of West African states like the Sokoto Caliphate? P.627
5. Muhammad Ali’s creation of modern Egypt was shaped by the shock of what? p.628
6. How did Muhammad Ali pay for the experts and imports when he attempted to modernize
the country? p.628
7. Despite the fact that Muhammad Ali was able to build up the strongest state in the Islamic
world, what happened when the Egyptian cotton market collapsed after the end of the U.S.
Civil War? p.628
8. Where did Ethiopia obtain their weapons? p.628
9. What nation invaded Algeria and why? p.629
10. What were at least two objectives of peaceful European exploration of Africa? p.630
11. Who was David Livingstone? P.630
12. Why did the slave trade end and what country was the most aggressive in abolishing the
trade? P.630
13. What kind of items did Africans trade once the slave trade was abolished? p.631
14. What was the most successful export from West Africa? p.631
15. What was an example of Western cultural influence in West Africa? p.631
16. Why were East African states referred to as “secondary empires”? p.632
17. How did “company men” expand their profitable trade into India? p.633
18. Who were Sepoys? P.633
19. What region of India the East India Company gain the right to rule in 1765? What was its
capital city? p.633
20. What was the “thrust” of the British raj (reign) in India (what was its goal)? p.634
21. Describe why the economic transformation brought by the British raj was a “double-edged”
sword. p.635
22. What sparked the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857? p.635
23. Why was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India? p.636
24. Who made up the majority of the Indian Civil Service? P.636
25. By 1870, how big was India’s rail network? p.637
26. Who was Rammohun Roy? Describe his beliefs and efforts. p.640
27. What caused the disintegration of the Dutch overseas empire and what lands did the British
gain as a result? p.641
28. Why was Cape Colony an important? p.641
29. Who were “Afrikaners” and what was the Great Trek? p.641
30. What was the underlying goal of the British in building their large empire? p.643
31. Who were the first British settlers in Australia? P.644
32. After the abolition of slavery, where did indentured servants come from? p.647
Free Response Focus Questions: Answer these questions in a 4-6 sentence paragraph.
In your own words! Do not simply copy from the book and memorize the response. Know it.
Be sure to support your response with plenty of facts.
Understand where events fall historically (global context, cause/effect, etc)
1. Describe the process by which the Zulu kingdom and the Sokoto Caliphate were formed.
pp.625-628
2. How did Muhammad Ali attempt to modernize Egypt? p.628
3. How did West Africans react to the end of the Atlantic slave trade? pp.630-632
4. What impact did industrialization have on the process of colonization in Africa and Asia?
(ie how did industrialize create a realization for colonization among Western powers?)
5. To what extent were the peoples of Africa and Asia “victims” or “losers” in the story of
imperialism?
6. After the establishment of the British East India Company (EIC) in 1600, it took Great
Britain over 250 years to gain complete control of India. Explain how Britain extended its
control there. pp.633-636
7. The rebellion of 1857-1858 was a turning point in the history of modern India. Discuss
the effects of political reform, industrialism, and nationalism in the years following 1858
(Sepoy Rebellion) and their role in creating the modern Indian state. pp.636-641