Vocab
One country’s domination of the political, economic, and social life of another country.
Imperialism
What did European countries compete for?
Competed to set up colonies
How much of Africa did European nations own by 1914
90%
What did the British build in India to quell unrest
Built roads, railroads, telegraph lines, Irrigation canals, schools and universities
President James Monroe did not want European countries interfering in what?
In the affairs of any country in the Western Hemisphere
Divide
Partition
Why did conflict arise?
Multiple colonial governments claimed the same territories
What did West Africa provide?
Salt, Gold, Iron, palm oil, ivory, rubber, cotton, and cacao beans
Why was there a famine?
The Indians were forced to grow cotton instead of wheat
What country would help back up the Monroe Doctrine?
Britain and its navy
A territory that an imperial power ruled directly through colonial officials
Colony
Name one factor that led to imperialism
Nationalism prompted rival European nations to build empires in their competitive quests for power.
The Industrial Revolution created a tremendous demand for raw materials and expanded markets.
Religious fervor and feelings of racial and cultural superiority inspired Europeans to impose their cultures on distant lands.
Who claimed Congo as his own private plantation?
King Leopold II of Belgium
What did the British receive at the end of the Opium War in 1842
Hong Kong and extraterritoriality
What two countries in the Caribbean were still Spanish colonies during the late 1800s?
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Governor representing a monarch.
Viceroy
What raw materials did Africa provide?
Who won the 1899 Anglo-Boer War?
The British
What were the Chinese Nationalists “Three Principles of the People”
Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood
What countries did the United States receive at the end of the Spanish-American War?
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
A region in which the imperial power had exclusive investment or trading rights
Sphere of Influence
What did colonies seek to spread?
Western technology, religion, customs and traditions
When was the Union of South Africa created?
1910
what was "The spread of European civilization"
Westernization
What United States President pushed for the Panama Canal?
President Theodore Roosevelt