Vocab
What was the White Man's Burden?
The duty to "civilize" and "westernize" the inferior races.
The King of Belgium who took control of the Congo.
King Leopold II
What did Britain smuggle into China?
Opium
Who colonized India?
British
Before the 1800's, Japan's foreign policy was to practice what?
Isolationism
Survival of the fittest in society. Superiority of Races.
What happened at the Berlin Conference?
Split Africa amongst the European Nations
War against the British over the import of drugs causing addiction throughout China.
The Opium Wars
Who were the Indian soldiers that served in the British Army? They eventually had a mutiny due to the British not respecting their beliefs.
Sepoys
What US Navy general forced his way into Japan?
Matthew Perry
What was the canal in Egypt that was under British control?
Suez Canal
What nation had control of the most of Africa?
Great Britain
What opened up ports in China, including Hong Kong, and forced the Chinese to pay for any opium they damaged?
Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking)
What nickname was India given?
The Jewel in the Crown
The time period of rapid modernization in Japan is known as what?
The Meiji restoration
Define Apartheid
Who set up the Cape Colony in South Africa?
Boers?
The Bloodiest civil war in history happened in China. What was it called?
Taiping Rebellion
Name one positive that came to India due to imperialism.
improved Transportation, improved medical practices, better education
Korea
The time when European countries were trying to gain control of parts of Africa was known as what?
The Scramble for Africa
What African nation clashed with both the Ivory Traders and the British? Who was their leader
Zulus; Shaka
What were the name of the rebels who fought against foreign influence in China?
Boxers
Who was the ruler of England during this time?
Queen Victoria
What war showed the other nations that Japan was a powerful, imperialistic nation?
Russo-Japanese War