Imperialism
The policy of one country's political, economic, or cultural dominance over other lands and territories
Imperialism
Missionaries followed explorers to Africa to
Win people to Christianity
Persia attracted foreign interest in the early 1900s when
Oil was discovered
The goal of the Indian National Congress was to
Push for self rule in India
Britain refusing to stop selling opium to China caused the
Opium War
Britain ruled their colonies using sultans, chiefs, or local rulers
Indirect Rule
As the Boers from southern Africa migrated north, they clashed with the
Zulus
He was known as the "founder of modern Egypt"
Muhammad Ali
New rifles issued to the Sepoys had cartridges greased with animal fat overriding religious beliefs of the Sepoys
Cause of the Sepoy Rebellion
The Qing government survived this but had to share power with regional commanders
The Taiping Rebellion
France sent officials and soldiers to administer their colonies and impose French culture on them
Direct Rule
The Boer War was sparked by
The discovery of gold and diamonds on the Boer-held lands
The British gained control of the Suez Canal by
Buying shares in the canal from Egypt
India's diversity helped the British take control because
They could not unite
The war where Japan gained Taiwan and showed that China stilled remained backward
Sino-Japanese War
Many Western leaders felt the need for colonies and a global empire for
National security and prestige
At the Berlin Conference, European powers agreed that, in order to claim part of Africa, a European power had to
Set up a government office there
Russia wanted to gain control of the Bosporus and Durdanelles straits
To gain access to the Mediterranean Sea
Tradition in India that isolated women in separate quarters
Purdah
Having equal access to Chinese trade for Western powers
Open Door Policy
The Industrial Revolution created the needs and desires for overseas expansion (4 reasons)
1. Natural Resources
2. New Markets
3. Investments
4. Outlet for Growing Populations
Ethiopia remained independent from Italy because
Menelik II worked to modernize Ethiopia and imported European weapons
This reform movement in Arabia wanted to return to the simplicity and purity of muhammad's teaching
Wahhabi Reform Movement
Parliament ended the rule of the East India Company and made India a protectorate of Britain were two results of the
Sepoy Rebellion
The "Three Principles of the People" that Sun Yixian set out to rebuild China on were
Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood