Imperialism
The years when colonial empires appeared
between 1870-1914
This conference established the division of Africa in 1885
The Conference of Berlin
What do you call the indigenous soldiers in the British Army?
Cepoys
What are the two European countries that had the largest and most widespread colonial holdings in Africa?
Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
Thomas Alva Edison
When and who discovered America?
Castilla, 16th Century
Are these Statements True or False?
British dominions in Australia, Canada, and America
French dominions in Algeria and New Zealand
False
British dominions in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand
French dominions in Algeria
Which country colonized Indonesia?
Holland
What kind of colony is the French dominion in Algeria?
Settler Colony
Name three new means of transports invented in the Second Industrial Revolution?
tramway, car, airplane, electric train
When and who arrived in India during the Early Modern Age?
Portugal, 16th Century
What important waterway in Egypt, built by Europeans, made the trip to Asia much faster?
Suez Canal
What are the three ports controlled by British East India Company?
Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay
What is the railway that connects the north to the south in Africa?
Cairo-Cape Town Railway
True or False:
Europe needed more labour, and thus migration increased during the Industrial Revolution. About 35 million workers left America.
False, America needed more labour. Workers left Europe
What are the causes of imperialism?
Economic, demographic, political, cultural, scientific, and religious
What are the 4 types of colonies, explain 1 type.
Exploitation colonies, settler colonies, protectorates, concessions
Which Southeast asian country was neutral? Explain why it was neutral?
Siam, to keep the peace and acted as a border between France and the Great Britain
In the hands of the King Leopold III, which territory in Africa was neutral? Where is King Leopold III from?
Congo / Belgium
What replaced neomercantilism? Why?
Neocolonialism, the need for raw materials for manufactured products
Explain Imperialism and Colonialism
Imperialism is the control of one country over another. Colonialism is the political control of a country by an outside power.
Name and explain 3 consequences of Imperialism
Any of the following: Economic, Demographic, Social, Political, Cultural and Geographic
What are the two effects of the Opium Wars between China and Great Britain?
Great Britain obtained Hongkong and the openning of 12 Chinese ports
The British exploited many of their African colonies for natural resources, making huge profits which went back to Britain. Name at least one natural resource
Any of the following: gold, rubber and oil
What is Fordism and its contribution to the Industrial Revolution?
Fordism is chain production or series production that allowed mass production, reduced costs and increased worker productivity