Important People
Who is Ghandi?
What is the purpose of the Suez canal?
A more direct trade route from Europe to India
(Red Sea to Mediterranean)
What is imperialism?
When one country takes over another economically, politically, and socially
List two or three nations that Great Britain controled
South Africa
India
Burma
China
Who fought in the Opium Wars?
China and Great Britian
Who were Stanley and Livingstone?
Two explorers who helped open up Central Africa and the Congo valley.
What are the two main religious groups in India?
Hinduism and Muslim
What is "White Man's Burden?"
Racist poem- based on the idea that white men are superior and its their responsibility to helps heathens.
What nation was independent in Southeast Asia?
Thailand
What was the controversy of the Sepoy Rebellion?
The greasing of the bullets/cartridges with animal fat.
Who is King Mongkut?
Independent leader of Thailand, who kept the country free of imperialistic rule.
What three things were Imperialistic nations searching to get from other countries?
raw materials
expanding influence and power
religious missionaries
territory/land
political power
What is dollar diplomacy?
Dollar diplomacy is the US policy to support Latin American through financial investments (capital).
What two nations dominated Imperialism in Southeast Asia?
France and Great Britain
What was the rebel group fighting for in the Boxer Rebellion?
BONUS: How did turn out for them?
The get rid of foreigners.
Bonus: it backfired, bringing more foreign involvement.
Who is Shaka Zulu?
Define Social Darwinism?
The strong survive the weak fade away.
Explain the difference between direct and indirect rule
Indirect rule leaves the local officials in place, but they report to imperial government
Direct rule puts the officials from the imperial government in place to rule
What two nations were independent in Africa?
Ethopia and Liberia
What was the Tai Ping rebellion fought over?
Economic concerns in China (MONEY)
Who is Porfirio Diaz?
Leader of Mexico, dictator in the early 20th century.
What are the three main groups battling for power in South Africa?
Afrikaners
Boers
Native people
Great Britain
What are spheres of influence?
Influence outside the boundaries of your own country.
What did the Berlin Conference accomplish?
It split Africa into pieces for the imperialistic countries.
What prompted the United States to get involved with Imperialism?
The Spanish American war