Name of the meeting in which nations talked about dividing up Africa?
The Berlin Conference 1884
Where in the World was the Maori Empire Located
New Zealand
Why did Migration take place?
People began moving to cities where there were more opportunities for jobs.
Who won in the Opium Wars, and what was a consequence they were forced to adhere to?
Britain won and China was forced to open its trading ports and repay the damage done to the Opium Stocks they had destroyed?
What is the White Mans Burden?
the task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the black inhabitants of their colonies.
Who was Cecil Rhodes?
British Impeirlast and nationalist who wanted Britain to rule the world.
Name of island now part of the US that resisted Imperialism
Hawaii
Name one thing that caused migration to occur
Improved Medical Conditions
IR
Name two Pieces of Technology that helped Europe in the Scramble for Africa?
The Steam Boat, Maxim Machine Gun
Who were the Boers and where did they settle?
The Boers were Dutch Settlers in South Africa who would later fight against the British?
Why were so many African Nations easily colonized by Europeans?
The Europeans had superior technology and the African Nations were no match.
What are Ethnic Enclaves?
It is a region of a city where immigrant populations would stick together. They gravitated to familiarity from their past lives
Where in Africa did the Belgians and King Leopold control?
Define Social Darwinism
The idea that people also undergo a process of survival of the fittest
How did European Imperialist Companies gain control in Asian Nations?
By meddling in local affairs. They would give money and arms to local leaders in local wars and ask for favors later. Those favors would including access to ports and resources.
What did Lin Zexu, A Chinese official during the Qing Dynasty, do in an attempt to rid China of British exports.
Where did a main portion of migrants migrate to?
What is the USA
What nation in Asia did Britain contain the Most Influence?
India
Explain why before this time period Europeans could not conquer Africa.
Africans were mostly immune to disease Europe brought. Extreme terrains were tough to pass.
What African Nation Successfully resisted British Imperialism. Its current capital is Addis Ababa and they are known throughout history as being one of the only Christian African Nations.
Ethiopia
What was an effect of Migration?
Discrimination
What aspect of history that involved 12 million people and grew extremely popular in that last Period began to die out?
Slavery
Who was Charles Darwin?
Charles Darwin was an English Naturalist. Known for his contributions to Evolution.