General Imperialism
Name 1 difference between old and new imperialism.
Old Imperialism: Interested only in natural resources; Set up mainly outposts for trade; Spreading Christianity
New Imperialism: Industrial Revolution = main cause; Desire for prestige and glory; White Man's Burden
This meeting of European and U.S. leaders set rules for the colonization of Africa
What is the Berlin Conference?
Name of drug that the British traded into China that China eventually made illegal.
What is opium?
This is the empire that controlled India in the 1500s.
Who are the Mughals?
The U.S. took control of the Philippines after...
What is the Spanish-American War?
The idea that people have pride in their country
What is "Nationalism"?
This person wrote an open letter exposing the "crimes against humanity" taking place in the Congo.
Who is George Washington Williams?
Several European countries grabbed areas of China for exclusive trading rights - these areas were known as...
What are spheres of influence?
This was the trade company that was given the right to make treaties and build an army by the British government.
What is the British East India Company?
These are groups of people in pre-colonial Philippines that were led by "datu".
What are "barangays"?
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?
King Leopold II took over this area using treaties, but after mistreating the locals, the area was taken away from him.
What is the Congo?
This policy was negotiated by the USA in order to open up Chinese trade with everyone
What is the Open Door Policy?
This term is used for the period of time when England had direct rule over India.
What is the Raj?
When the U.S. gained control of the Philippines, what did many Filipinos expect was going to happen?
U.S. would grant Filipinos independence, since they had been fighting for it for the last few years.
Name 3 possible benefits of imperialism for the region that is being imperialized.
Possible Answers:
Hospitals, railroads (infrastructure), schools, new jobs, modern technology, industrial goods
Name 2 non-physical tools used to imperialize Africa (and other countries).
Possible Answers:
Government (to disempower/confuse); Money (to control through taxes/low pay); Indirect Rule (educate + employ locals)
This was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
This was an uprising of Indian soldiers against the British East India Company that resulted in direct British control over the country
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
This term describes the type of rule Spain used after it imperialized the Philippines.
What is the "encomienda system"?
Name 3 possible costs of imperialism for the region that is being imperialized.
Possible Answers:
Loss of freedom, language, religion, and culture; long-term economic/political turmoil; lower quality of life (forced labor); economic downturn
Name 1 of 2 nations in Africa that remained free from European imperialism.
What is Ethiopia or Liberia?
This treaty was signed after the Opium War and gave England Hong Kong + access to Chinese ports.
What is the Treaty of Nanjing?
This battle resulted in official BEIC control of the Bengal region of India.
What is the Battle of Plassey?
Name 3 reasons why the U.S. kept control of the Philippines until the 1940s.
Possible Answers:
Ideal location for navy; Ideal location for trade with Asia; Access to exotic goods; Potential for spread of Western ideas