Identify 2 raw materials/ natural resources which India had that the British wanted
Tea
Cotton
Spices
Indigo
The British smuggled this highly addictive drug into China in hopes of balancing an unfavorable trade with the Chinese
Opium
Every African country was colonized by a European power during the 1800's and 1900's (True or False)
False
Ethiopia and Liberia weren't
Countries controlled by another country are called
colonies
__________ is a feeling of love, loyalty, and devotion to one’s country
Nationalism
What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857
Rumors of rifle cartridges being lubricated with animal fat which offended the Muslim and Hindu Sepoy's religious beliefs
After the British began smuggling opium (an addictive drug) into China, the Chinese fought back in the ______ _____
Opium Wars
What two technologies or inventions allowed Europeans to travel deeper into the African continent
Steamboats
Railroads
Quinine (Malaria medicine)
domination by one country of the political, economic, and/or cultural life of another country or region.
Imperialism
After the Opium Wars China was forced to sign this unequal treaty
The Treaty of Nanjing
1600’s India ruled by this Dynasty under Emperor Jahangir
The Mughal Empire
an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government. A Chinese secret society embarked on a violent campaign to drive all foreigners from China. What was the name of this rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion
In this meeting in 1884-1885 over 90% of Africa was taken over by European countries that scrambled (raced) to take over the continent.
The Berlin Conference
Japan adopted the customs and techniques of Western countries (i.e.- Europe and the United States). Japan changed its government, military, education system, and technology to make it more like those of Europe and the United States. What is this called
Westernization
Define Extraterritoriality
When foreigners (especially European ones) were exempted from local Chinese laws
Name of the British private company that opened up trade with the Indian Mughal Dynasty during the 16th and 17th centuries. Over time they attained more and more control over India through alliances, hand-picked princes, economic prosperity, and a private military
British East India Company
This Chinese political belief states that the leaders of a dynasty received their power from the gods
The Mandate of Heaven
This "race" signaled the occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. It is also called the Partition of Africa and by some the Conquest of Africa
The Scramble for Africa
In feudal Japan what person had the most power
The Shogun
Name of time period in Japanese history which marked increased industrialization, westernization, and imperialist tendencies in Japan
(remember when Mr. Huda said to think about M&M)
Meiji Restoration
Identify at least two effects of the Sepoy Rebellion on India
- increased nationalism
- slightly more representation of Indians in British controlled Indian government
- British government replaces British East India Company as governing body of Indian subcontinent
- Defeat of Sepoys
Identify at least 3 effects of the Opium Wars
British were given island of Hong Kong
European gave extraterritoriality
Opium becomes legal
Open trade
China divided into spheres of influences
What was the "White Man's Burden"?
Belief that it was the white races responsibility to civilize the non-white nations
Identify 2 motives for imperialism during the 18th and 19th centuries (1700's-1800's)
Industrial Revolution and birth of Capitalism
Nationalism
Racial Superiority (White Man’s Burden)
Christianity
5. New Inventions
This American Naval Commodore used gun boat diplomacy (using gun ships to intimidate opponents) to force the Japanese to end their closed door policy and open up trade
Commodore Matthew Perry