Intro to Imperialism
What is one example of the advancement of technology as it relates to imperialism?
medicine, trains, steamships, weapons
What system ended but left Africa unstable?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Name one good that Europe wanted from China.
tea, silk, porcelain
Who has the main power in the Japanese feudal system?
Shoguns
Who was the leader in India which led to its independence?
Ghandi
What is the the practice of misapplying the biological evolutionary language of Charles Darwin to politics, the economy, and society?
Social Darwinism
The ___________________ included 14 European countries and divided the continent up without any African representatives.
Berlin Conference
opium
True or False: Dismantling the feudal system was a goal of the Meiji Restoration.
True
What good was at the center of a march led by Ghandi?
Salt
Industrialization created a demand for _______ _______.
Raw materials
By 1914 which 2 African countries remained independent of European control?
Liberia and Ethiopia
Who ruled in China at this time? And why did this cause problems?
Qing Dynasty and foreign ruler
What helped Japan defeat China in the Sino-Japanese War?
rapid industrialization
What made non-violence an effective tool of the Indian independence movement?
the media portraying the mistreatment of Indians by the British
What idea was at the foundation of the "White Man's Burden?"
social darwinism
What disease made colonizing Africa difficult until they had a treatment?
Malaria
Why did westerners call it the Boxer Rebellion?
practicing martial arts-looked like shadow boxing
What country to Japan gain more control of as a result of the Russo-Japanese War?
Korea
Who became the first prime minister of India?
Nehru
What are all 4 causes of Imperialism we have discussed?
Which ruler controlled the Congo? What country did he rule in Europe?
King Leopold of Belgium
Name three western powers which organized against the Boxers?
Austria-Hungary, Italy, Britain, US, France, Germany and Russia
Who are the indigenous people of Japan?
Ainu
What year does India gain their independence from Britain?
1947