Topic 6.8 SAQ Practice

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.