Vocabulary
The policy in which a strong nation dominates other countries politically, economically and socially
Imperialism
What two countries in Africa avoided Imperialism by European countries
Ethiopia and Liberia
These soldiers helped start a mutiny because they thought their rifle cartridges were smeared with beef and pork fat
Sepoys
What country is Siam known as today?
Thailand
Scottish missionary who traveled deep into Africa to spread Christianity
David Livingstone
An area in which an outside power claims executive investment or trading privileges
Sphere of Influence
Dutch farmers who gradually took land from Africans to establish large farms
Boers
What did Great Britain call India because they considered it the best / most valuable colony in its empire
Jewel in the Crown
What countries did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
Emperor of Ethiopia
Menelik II
Foreign policy considering the strategic location or products of other lands
Geopolitics
This human made waterway in Egypt connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Great Britain sold this to China to improve the Balance of trade between the two countries
Opium
The U.S. forced this nation to open up to trade as a result of the Treaty of Kanagawa
Japan
This woman helped establish women in positions of army nurses during the Crimean War
Florence Nightingale
To adopt the culture of another country or group
Assimilate
This meeting of 14 countries discussed the steps to dividing up the continent of Africa
Berlin Conference
As a result of the Opium Wars, China had to give control of this city to Great Britain
Hong Kong
What was the reaction to the Philippines becoming a territory of the U.S.
Filipinos rebelled against the U.S.
This Egyptian leader supported the building of the Suez Canal
Isma'il
Europeans governed like parents, providing for people's needs, but not giving them rights
Paternalism
List three factors that helped contribute to Europe's conquest of Africa
Maxim Gun, Technological Superiority, Malaria drugs
This treaty ended the Opium Wars
The Treaty of Nanjing
How did China and Japan differ in their response to Imperialism?
Japan embraced technology / China shut down trade
This Belgian leader used the African Congo region to build hi own personal wealth
King Leopold II