Imperialism - HSC history - The world at the beginning of the Twentieth Century - LibGuides at TAFE NSW

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Education links

NSW Board of studies : Modern History Stage 6 Syllabus
This site includes past HSC exam papers, the subject syllabus and notes from the marking centre.

Books and downloadable chapters

Nelson modern history : Age of Imperialism by Ken Webb
Call Number: 325.32/WEBB, published 2014
The Age of Imperialism focuses broadly on the rising spread of Europeans in Africa and Asia between 1850 and 1914, and examines the origins, nature and consequences of imperialism and colonialism during this period.

View document now - Age of imperialism. 3. Imperialism before 1914 [PDF] - Bradfield College and St Leonards students only

The Great War: an Imperial history by John H. Morrow
Call Number: 940.3/MORR, published 2003
This title attempts to place the First World War in the context of imperialism. It examines the war as the first international conflict and extends the study of the First World War beyond the confines of Europe and the Western Front by recounting the experiences of people from the colonies especially those brought into the war effort either as volunteers or through conscription.

View document now - The Great War : an imperial history. 3. The origins of war, 1871-1914 [PDF] - Bradfield College and St Leonards students only

DVDs and online videos

Seven ages of Britain : Age of Empire by David Dimbleby
Call Number: 741/SEVE
Publication Date: 2010
The British Empire from 1750 to 1900 revealed through its art and treasures. Written and presented by the historian David Dimbleby, this comprehensive documentary travels through Britain, America and India tracing the descent as the Empire became a self-serving, bureaucrat dominated entity.

Watch video now - Age of Empire [Clickview Online, 50 min] - Bradfield College only.

Queen Victoria's Empire : The Scramble for Africa by Paul Bryers
Call Number: 941.081092/QUEE
Publication Date: 2000
This informative documentary shows the aquistion of teritory and resources in Africa by the British Empire. It includes segments on General Charles Gordon in the Sudan, Cecil Rhodes in Southern Africa and the events of the Boer War.

55 days in Peking (movie) by Nicholas Ray
Publication Date: 1963
An historical epic set in China during the 'Boxer Rebellion' of 1900. The film depicts the foreign imperial powers intervention in China and the demise of the Qing Dynasty.

Watch video now - 55 days in Peking [Clickview Online, 153 min] - Bradfield College only.

Websites

Wikipeadia : New Imperialism
This site provides a useful explanation of Neo-imperialism. This was the colonial expansion by the European powers, the United States of America and the Empire of Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War
The British Empire : where the sun never set
This comprehensive site explains the history of the British Empire by examining the life, the peoples, cultures, adventures and the forces which created it.
Maproom
South Africa
Timeline : 20th Century
Imperialism and the balance of power
A useful interactive world may showing the Colonial Empires of 1914.
The Age of Imperialism : United States expansionism
A useful website with concise primary sources on American Imperialism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Fordham University : Internet history sourcebooks. Imperialism
This site provides excerpts from sources material and website on the topic of Imperialism. The sources are grouped by analyses, motives and attitudes, and celebrations and objections. The sources cover the regions of China and Japan, India, Africa and the Middle East.
Imperialism vintage and historic cartoons
A selection of 19th and 20th Century cartoons showing the rise of Neo-Imperialism.
German Imperialism
British Imperialism
French Imperialism
Africa

Databases

Academic Search Complete
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ANZRC Plus
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ClickView Online | Bradfield Senior College
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Modern World History Online
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Films on Demand
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Oxford Reference
This database provide short reference information. It includes definitions of imperialism, nationalism and contains short biographical information on key people at the beginning of the Twentieth Century such as Emmeline Pankhurst and Kaiser Wilhelm II. It includes the Oxford companion to British history, Who's who in the Twentieth Century and the Oxford companion to politics of the world.