topic 6.2
state expansion from 1750 to 1900
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion,
and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative
institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise
power in different ways and for different purposes.
Unit 6: Learning Objective B
Compare processes by which state power shifted in various parts of the world from 1750 to 1900.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC 1
Some states with existing colonies strengthened their control over those colonies and in some cases assumed direct control over colonies previously held by non-state entities.
KC 2
European states as well as the United States and Japan acquired territories throughout Asia and the Pacific, while Spanish and Portuguese influence declined.
KC 3
Many European states used both warfare and diplomacy to expand their empires in Africa.
KC 4
Europeans established settler colonies in some parts of their empires.
KC 5
The United States, Russia, and Japan expanded their land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories.