(DBQs) Unit 7

DBQ 1: Economic Imperialism in the 19th and Early 20th CenturiesPrompt: Evaluate the extent to which economic motivations influenced European imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Possible Documents:

1. British industrialist speech advocating for colonial markets
2. French government report on raw material imports from Africa
3. A newspaper editorial critiquing economic imperialism
4. A British East India Company trade balance sheet
5. A Congolese laborer’s account of working conditions under Belgian rule
6. A German political cartoon depicting European economic dominance

DBQ 2: Causes and Effects of Global Migrations (c. 1750–1914)Prompt: Analyze the causes and consequences of mass migrations from Europe in the period 1750–1914.
Possible Documents:

1. Irish emigrant’s letter to family during the Great Famine
2. German newspaper article encouraging migration to the United States
3. British parliamentary report on labor shortages
4. Statistical chart showing migration patterns from Eastern Europe
5. A ship manifest of immigrants arriving in Argentina
6. A social reformer’s speech on urban overcrowding in London

DBQ 3: Labor Movements and Industrial Working Conditions (c. 1750–1914)Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which labor movements successfully improved working conditions in Europe from 1750 to 1914.
Possible Documents:

1. Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto excerpt
2. British factory inspector’s report on child labor
3. A political cartoon depicting factory owners and laborers
4. A union leader’s speech advocating for an 8-hour workday
5. A European government law restricting child labor
6. A business owner’s response to labor union demands

DBQ 4: Social Effects of Industrialization in Europe (c. 1750–1900)Prompt: Analyze the social consequences of industrialization in Europe during the period 1750–1900.
Possible Documents:

1. Excerpt from Friedrich Engels’ The Condition of the Working Class in England
2. A letter from a female factory worker describing conditions
3. A population growth chart of industrial cities like Manchester
4. A report on urban slums from a 19th-century medical journal
5. A government document discussing compulsory public education
6. A middle-class entrepreneur’s diary on economic opportunity

DBQ 5: Environmental Effects of Industrialization (c. 1750–1900)Prompt: Evaluate the environmental effects of industrialization in Europe from 1750 to 1900.
Possible Documents:

1. A city planner’s report on air pollution in London
2. An artist’s depiction of industrial smog
3. A factory owner’s defense of industrial expansion
4. A government regulation on waste disposal in the Thames River
5. A scientist’s analysis of soil degradation near coal mines
6. A newspaper article discussing the effects of deforestation

DBQ 6: Global Conflict and European Involvement (c. 1900–present)Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which European nations were responsible for shaping the course of global conflicts from 1900 to the present.
Possible Documents:

1. A diplomatic telegram from the July Crisis of 1914
2. A World War I trench warfare soldier’s letter home
3. Excerpt from Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf on German expansion
4. Winston Churchill’s speech on Britain’s role in World War II
5. A Cold War-era NATO strategic document
6. A European Union report on peacekeeping missions