Africa
What did Europeans want from Africa?
Natural Resources
China and Japan were both __________________, meaning they did not trade with outside countries
Isolationists
Which company opened the door to trading in India which eventually led to imperialism
East India Trading Company
Why did the U.S. not want Spain to have colonies in the Western Hemisphere
Proximity to the U.S.
They wanted to have control of those colonies for resources
What is it called when a powerful country takes over another country in order to gain resources?
Imperialism
The _________________ conference split Africa into sections that would be ruled by different European powers
Berlin
What product did Britain introduce to the Chinese to get them to trade with them
Opium
Why did the Sepoy rebel against the British
Animal fat applied to cartridges
What started the Spanish American War?
Sinking of the Maine
Why did European countries need resources more than ever in the 1800's
Industrial Revolution
Which European leader took control of the Congo in order to force natives to harvest rubber
King Leopold
This war was fought between the British and Chinese and ended with the treaty of nanking
Opium war
What were 2 cash crops Indian farmers were forced to grow
Cotton Opium Indigo Tea Coffee
What is it called when news sources exaggerate stories in order to get a reaction out of people?
yellow journalism
What were 2 effects of the Suez canal
Faster trade route to India and opened the middle east to Europeans
Which African tribe fought a war with the British in south Africa
Zulu
What were 2 things the treaty of Nanking stated
Britain could trade in major Chinese cities
European citizens did not have to follow Chinese laws
China had to replace all of the destroyed opium
What was the British strategy for taking over India
Divide and conquer
Was Cuba free after the Spanish American War? why or why not
no
U.S. controlled the island
Who ended Japanese isolationism and where was he from
Admiral Perry U.S.
How did Ethiopia and Liberia remain unoccupied by Europeans
Ethiopia modernized their military and Liberia had support from the U.S.
What was something Japan did to not end up like China in terms of being taken over by Europeans
Modernized Military
Built roads bridges and buildings (infrastructure)
Sent representatives across the world to see how other countries were succeeding
What was India's nickname and what did it mean
Jewel in the Crown
The U.S. backed a revolution in _________________ in order to build the ______________________
Panama
Panama Canal
Who were the 3 Major Imperial powers from 1800-1900
Several European countries
U.S.
Japan