European Imperialism
There were 5 results from the treaty of Nanjing, name 3
1. China held responsible for war costs
2. China opened 5 ports for British trade
3. British traders used Extraterritoriality
4. China had limited taxes on British goods
5. China handed over Hong Kong
What was trade like between Europeans and Africans before the 1800s?
mostly coastal, not venturing very far into the continent
Who was Matthew Perry
American Naval officer sent to ask Japan to open its ports for trade with the US
The Spanish-American war was fought over the independence of who?
Cuba
What event, in particular, caused the Indian soldiers to revolt against the British
The British soldiers accusing the Sepoys of a mutiny
What started the Opium war?
China dumping 20,000 chests of drugs into the sea
7 countries were involved in the scramble for Africa, name 5 of them
Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Italy
What was the Meiji Restoration?
Period of growth in Japan that led them into the modern age
What became an American Colony at the end of the war
Philippines
Who were the Boxers?
Members of a secret organization called the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists.
What was the East India Company
A company that traded with Britain for spices, tea, and cotton. Also grew opium
What was the second Boer war fought over?
Diamonds and Gold
Which President sent Matthew Perry
Millard Fillmore
Who was president at the time of the war?
William Mckinley
Queen Victoria considered which of the following colonies the “jewel” in her crown?
India
How could European nations dominate a resource market and how did it affect their rivals
Dominate it by having all the land the resource was grown in, their rivals had less or no money
Who convinced King Leopold II to invest in Africa?
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
The attack on Port Arthur began the war between which 2 countries
Japan vs the Russians
Whose US commodores forces defeated Spain in Manilla Bay?
George Dewey
When did the Zulu war end?
1879
Explain the Firework monkeys
China was going to strap fireworks to the back of monkeys and shoot them at the British ships
What happened to African nations and groups after the Berlin conference
They were split into groups and exploited for cheap work
What gave the Japanese control of Port Arthur and the Russian rail system in Manchuria
Treaty of Portsmouth
Who founded the Cuban Revolutionary Party and was subsequently killed because of it
Jose Marti Perez
What were the soldiers called that the British East India company hired?
Sepoys