Imperialism & Colonialism
European powers met at this 1884–85 conference to divide Africa without African input.
Berlin Conference
The invention of this machine by James Watt helped drive industrial productivity.
The steam engine
This ideology emphasized a shared culture, language, and history to unite people
Nationalism
A reaction to the excesses of capitalism, this ideology called for collective or governmental ownership of the means of production.
Socialism
These are products specifically grown to be sold on the market rather than used by the farmer.
Cash Crops
The East India company forced farmers to grow this drug, which was sold for silver in China and led to the first of this war that took place from 1939-1942.
Opium / Opium war
This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
Great Britain
Meiji Japan's reforms aimed to centralize power and avoid colonization by doing this.
industrialization and modernization
This mid-19th-century conflict in China, led by Hong Xiuquan, opposed Qing rule and Western influence and aimed to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
Taiping Rebellion
Domination of one country over another’s politics, economy, and culture, often by force.
Imperialism
This system allowed European powers to control trade and resources of colonized areas without full political control.
Economic Imperialism
The spread of railroads was essential for transporting these two key industrial needs.
raw materials and finished goods
This empire began to decline in the 19th century, earning the nickname “the sick man of Europe.”
Ottoman Empire
This East African spiritual movement used holy water in resistance against German colonial rule.
Maji Maji Rebellion
A U.S. law banned Chinese immigration, reflecting widespread racism and fear of job competition.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Signed in 1842, this treaty ended the First Opium War, granting Britain control of Hong Kong and opening several Chinese ports to European trade.
Treaty of Nanjing
This term refers to business operations expanding across borders for profit.
global capitalism?
The unification of this country was influenced by nationalist leaders like Cavour and Garibaldi.
Italy
This Native American movement in the U.S. sought to restore traditional life and resist white expansion.
Ghost Dance movement
This applied "survival of the fittest" to human societies, and was used to justify imperialism, racism, and inequality.
Social Darwinism
Britain colonized this African region primarily to control the Suez Canal.
Egypt
Industrialization contributed to this 19th-century economic theory opposing government regulation.
laissez-faire capitalism
This movement sought a Jewish homeland in response to European anti-Semitism
Zionism
In the Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement, people believed that doing this would drive out European settlers.
killing their cattle and destroying crops
This was a massive uprising led by Hong Xiuquan that lasted from 1850 to 1864 in China that weakened the Qing dynasty, led to reforms, and caused millions of deaths.
Taiping Rebellion