Imperialism
Name given to India during it's period of direct British rule
The Raj
Treaty that ended the Opium Wars between China and Britain and gave Hong Kong to Britain as a colony
Treaty of Nanjing/Nanking
What Chinese rebellion was led by peasents who heavily resented foreigners and foreign influence such as Christianity?
Boxer Rebellion
Name a reason people would migrate from their countries
Political instability in their own country, job opportunities, coerced labor
Which United States naval officer ended over 200 years of Japanese isolationism by demanding that the country open it's ports for American trade
Matthew C. Perry
Name at least 3 resources that were sought after by imperialist countries during this time period
Rubber, palm oil, gold, diamonds, silver, cash crops, spices, cotton, ivory, etc.
What was the abbreviation for the Dutch East India Company?
What was the Chinese civil war/rebellion that was brought about by the influence of Christianity and led to over 20-30 million deaths
Taiping Rebellion
British policy in Australia to keep non-European migrants out of the country
White Australia Policy
What rebellion in Africa was fought over a golden stool in the region of present day Ghana? You have to spell it correctly
The Yaa Asantewaa War
Conference where European powers met to discuss dividing up Africa to conquer
Berlin Conference
Name of rapid imperialism and competition between European countries to colonize Africa
Scramble for Africa
Indian Rebellion that was caused by rumors being spread among soldiers that bullet cartridges were being greased with pig and cow fat
Sepoy Rebellion
U.S policy that restricted Chinese migrants from entering the country
Name of British imperialist who explored much of South Africa and established the De Beers mining company
Cecil Rhodes
Poem written by Rudyard Kipling that emphasized the ideas of Social Darwinism
White Man's Burden
Movement in South Africa against imperialism guided by a prophecy which led to the people destroying their crops and killing their cattle.
Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement
A system of coerced labor that migrants often fell into where they would sign a contract and be forced to work under a master for several years in exchange for only basic necessities
Indentured Servitude
Conflicts between the British and Dutch in Southern Africa over resources and land
Boer Wars
What brutal and cruel method of punishment was seen commonly used in the Congo during it's colonization by Belgium under King Leopold II on workers for not meeting their quotas?
Cutting off their hands
Spiritual movement led by Native Americans to try and stop U.S imperial expansion
Ghost Dance
Communities that formed of migrant peoples who shared the same ethnicity
Ethnic enclaves