German+Unification+&+Meiji+Restoration+Standards


 * German Unification & Meiji Restoration**

 **5.▲(A) compares and contrasts German unification with the Meiji Restoration (e.g., nationalism,** //**militarism**//**, modernization, industrialization).** **6.** **(K) describes the motives and impact of** //**imperialism**//**(e.g., motives: economic-**//**natural**// //**resources**// **and expansion of** //**trade**//**, the competition for colonies in Africa and Asia and the Berlin Conference; humanitarian- missionaries and the ideology of** //**Social**// //**Darwinism**//**, political- naval bases and expansion of political control; restriction of human** //**rights**// **in King Leopold’s Congo; development of** //**infrastructure**//**; roads, schools, hospitals, railroads; assimilation and loss of indigenous** //**culture**//**).**