European Imperialism
Imperialism in Africa
Imperialism in India
Important Figures in Imperialism
Imperialism in China
100
A stronger nation takes over a weaker nation to benefit from them
What is imperialism?
100
Name one of two nations in Africa that remained free from European imperialism
What is Ethiopia/Liberia?
100
This European country first colonized India
What is Great Britain or England?
100
Ethiopian ruler that modernized the nation and fought off the Italians at the Battle of Adwa.
Who is Menelik II?
100
The British received this product in exchange for their silver and drugs
What is tea?
200

Compare and contrast direct vs indirect rule.

Direct: A nation sends in its own officers / officials to directly rule the colony

Indirect: A nation tells local leaders what to do without actually running the colony themselves

200
European nations met at this conference to split Africa up
What is the Berlin Conference?
200
The company that was first sent to India to exploit the resources and run India
What is the East India Trading Company?
200
Hindu leader that used civil disobedience and the push for unity between Muslims and Hindus to gain India's independence from the British
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
200
Name of drug and subsequent war fought between the British and Chinese
What is opium (war)?
300
In this theory, Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" were applied to people and nations to justify imperialism
What is Social Darwinism?
300
When European nations rushed to gain control of Africa
What is the Scramble for Africa?
300
1857 mutiny between the British and Indian soldiers that resulted in stronger British control over the country
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
300
British founder of DeBeers Mining Company, and supporter of British imperialism in Africa
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
300
Several European countries grabbed areas of China for exclusive trading rights, and the areas were known as...
What are spheres of influence?
400
A country or territory controlled by a foreign power
What is a colony?
400
Hospitals, railroads, schools, and modern technology
What are benefits of European imperialism in Africa?
400
Reason for the Indian soldiers' revolt against the British
What is animal fat (pig and cow) in the gun cartridges?
400
The name of a poem and justification for colonizing other nations
What is the white man's burden?
400
Control of these two countries helped Britain easily access trading posts in China (Name any one)
What is India and Singapore?
500
The five reasons or "motives" for European imperialism in the 1800s
What is EMPIRE? (Economic, Political, Idealogy, Religious, Exploratory)
500
The European nations pushed colonies to make these and it resulted in food shortages for the people of the colonies
What are cash crops?
500
Name of India when it was under the British empire
What is the "jewel in the crown?"
500
Author of the famous poem explaining Europe's need to imperialize
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
500
The Chinese attempt to rid the country of foreign influence
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
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