Russia
This Russia ruler is remembered for his violent streak, including the murder of his own son.
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
This German politican is credited with the unification of the German people.
Otto Von Bismark
In the Congo Free State, the Belgians committed atrocities in search of this resource.
Rubber
The German word for Caesar.
Kaisar
In the Treaty of Nanjing, the British took control this city, which they held until 1997.
Hong Kong
This Russian monarch is remembered as Russia's first "enlightened despot".
Catherine the Great
This European country controlled both Germany and Italy before they each embarked on their journeys to independance.
Austria
This waterway constructed in Egypt gave sailers a shortcut from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.
Suez Canal
The ruling dyansty of Austria and central Europe
Hapsburgs
The trading of opium in China occured because the British nearly bankrupted themselves rading for this luxury item.
Tea
In the Great Northern War, Peter the Great won control of the Baltic states and access to the North Sea, by defeating this great power of Northern Europe.
Sweden
This political philosophy, used by both Bismark & Cavour, encouraged using any means necessary to get what you want politically.
Realpolitik
This conference saw leaders of Europe meet to discuss the rules for the "Scrmable for Africa".
Berlin Conference
In the late 1800's Britain went to war in South Africa with the Dutch settlers of the region in hopes of gaining acces to the newly discovered diamonds in the area. What was the name of this conflict?
Boer War
What was the policy proposed by the US in 1899 under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China?
The Open Door Policy.
Ivan III made Moscow a major political and religious power in the East by marrying the last decendant of this great Empire.
Byzantines
This French ruler was key to the independance movements of both Italy and Germany.
Napoleon III
What Three Industrial Inventions (technologies) Made the Conquest of Africa Possible?
- Medicine (Quinine)
- Steamships
- Machine guns
Upon unifying the Russians, Ivan III built this palatial fortress in the city of Moscow.
Kremlin
As part of the Treaty of Nanjing, British traders were granted these privledges, meaning they were not subject to any laws or punishments in China.
Extraterritorial rights
During the reign of Catherine the Great, her attempts to give the serfs more freedom were undermined by this peasant uprising.
Pugachev Rebellion
With the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, Germany not only unified, it also took control over this valuable peice of land along the German-French border.
Alsace-Lorraine
What 3 forms did Imperialism take in Africa?
Indirect Rule
Protectorate
Condominium
Term used to describe the upper-class / nobility of Russia. Ivan IV blamed them for the death of his wife.
Boyars
Although never being conquered, China gave up conrol of parts of their country to European nations who exerted economic control over the region. This is referred to as:
Sphere of Influence