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  • The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVE

    Unit 6: Learning Objective I
    Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

    REVIEW: UNIT 6 KEY CONCEPTS

    KC-5.1
    The development of industrial capitalism led to increased standards of living for some, and to continued improvement in manufacturing methods that increased the availability, affordability, and variety of consumer goods.

    KC-5.2
    As states industrialized, they also expanded existing overseas empires and established new colonies and transoceanic relationships.

    KC-5.3
    The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.

    KC-5.4
    As a result of the emergence of transoceanic empires and a global capitalist economy, migration patterns changed dramatically, and the numbers of migrants increased significantly.

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    • Topic 6.8 SAQ Practice Assignment
      Opened: Thursday, 26 March 2026, 2:34 PM
      SAQ Set 1 — Source 1: Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain

      A. Identify ONE political effect of imperialism shown in the excerpt.
      B. Explain ONE broader historical development in the late nineteenth century that helps explain why the United States acquired overseas territories in this treaty.
      C. Explain ONE reason a historian might argue that the political effects shown in this source were less significant than the economic effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

      SAQ Set 2 — Source 2: Poverty of India

      A. Identify ONE claim Naoroji makes about British rule in India.
      B. Explain ONE way Naoroji uses evidence to argue that imperialism had serious economic effects.
      C. Explain ONE reason a historian might argue that the economic effects described in this source were more significant than the political effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

      SAQ Set 3 — Non-stimulus SAQ (Comparison)

      A. Identify ONE similarity between the effects of imperialism in two different regions during the period 1750–1900.
      B. Explain ONE difference between a political effect of imperialism and a social effect of imperialism during this period.
      C. Explain ONE reason a historian might judge one of those effects to be more historically significant than the other.