Imperialism (General)
What are two pieces of technology that were developed during the industrial revolution and helped European countries become imperial.
What is guns, medicine, telegram, steam ship, train, etc.
How many representatives from Africa were at the Berlin Conference?
What is 0?
Who was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
What is he was an Indian independence leader who practiced non-violent civil disobedience.
Why was China a target for European imperialism?
Explain the concept of "The White Man's Burden" and how it played into imperialism.
What is the idea that imperial powers believed it was their right to rule over people they thought were “inferior” and viewed empire expansion as a "civilizing mission" to improve the lives of the "uncivilized".
Name at least 3 of the causes of Imperialism
What is Technology, Industrialization/Capitalism, Racism, Nationalism
What made Europeans want to imperialize Africa?
What is the demand for natural resources and new markets to sell goods.
What is an example from American history when methods associated with Gandhi's teachings were used effectively?
What is the American Civil Rights movement, lead by MLK JR.
What benefits did a country receive from holding a sphere of influence?
What is trading rights, control of the tariffs, legal jurisdiction, and ability to bring in Christian missionaries.
This is the practice of misapplying the biological evolutionary language of Charles Darwin to politics, the economy, and society.
What is Social Darwinism?
What was the Berlin Conference?
What is in 1884, 14 European countries & United States meet and discuss the division of the African Continent.
What technological changes allowed Europeans to move further inland and imperialize Africa?
What is guns, medicine, train, steam ships, and telegraphs.
Why did Gandhi decide to frame his 1930s protest against salt (rather than other issues)?
What is it was affecting everyone no matter what social class you were in, rich or poor, Hindu or Muslim.
Why was there a trade imbalance, prior to imperialism, between Europe and China?
What is China had a lot of thing Europe wanted but Europe had few things China wanted.
Were the Tanzimat reforms of the Ottoman Empire successful?
What is no?
This is the name for how European countries ruled their colonies, were they relied on the governments that were already there.
What is indirect rule?
How did Liberia become a country?
What is it was formed as a colony for freed American slaves so that they could return to Africa?
What was the difference in Mohandas Gandhi's and Muhammad Ali Jinnah's views for the future of the free India?
What is Gandhi wanted to remain united as one country and Jinnah wanted two separate countries, one for Hindus and one for Muslims.
What were at least three early goals and actions of the Meiji Restoration?
What is
Move capital city from Kyoto to Tokyo
Dismantle feudal system (no more social hierarchy & class privileges)
Replace domains (feudal) with prefectures (similar to states/provinces)
Form national army (universal conscription)
Unify monetary & tax systems
Universal education system
What important shipping lane did Britain take control of when they imperialized Egypt?
What is the Suez Canal?
What was unique about the Imperialism the British used on Egypt?
What is it was Business imperialism?
How did Ethiopia remain free during this age of imperialism?
What is they had a series of intelligent emperors who allied with European nations when necessary, they took European innovations and minimized their influence in the region. Finally Menelik's reforms and expansions stabilized the country.
Describe the meaning of satyagraha.
What is to seek truth and confront injustice through nonviolence?
Why was Japan winning the Russo-Japanese war a big deal?
What is it establishes Japan as a world power, was the first time a Europe power lost a war to an Asian power during the Imperial Age, expands Japan's power in Korea.
What was the major social impact of the Great Reforms of Russia?