Social Darwinism
The theory that humans are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals
What is Social Darwinism?
During the 19th century, this sense of pride often came with believing that one's nation far surpassed other nations.
What is nationalism?
Number of African nations represented at the Berlin Conference.
What is zero?
Anti-foreigner rebellion that broke out in China in 1900.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
Name of the Indian soldiers in the British army.
What are Sepoys?
Inaccurate claim that some races are better than others.
What is scientific racism?
Missionaries believed it was their duty to spread this religion to the "heathens" who practiced other religions.
What is Christianity?
Conference to divide the continent of Africa among European nations.
What is the Berlin Conference?
Drug introduced to Chinese citizens as a way of engaging in trade. By 1835, almost 12 million Chinese citizens were addicted.
What is opium?
Company that had a large monopoly over Indian goods and markets.
What is the British East Indian Company?
The idea that more civilized nations were responsible for spreading their culture throughout the world.
What is the White Man's Burden?
This era created a need for raw materials for manufacturing, leading European countries to look elsewhere for materials.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Free Space!
Your team wins 300 points.
Europeans sought colonization in China primarily to open up these markets.
What are trade markets?
Nationalist group that led India to independence in 1947.
What is the Indian National Congress?
Author who argued that nature and genetics favor the strongest traits of a species over time.
Who is Charles Darwin?
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work or resources
What is exploitation?
Who is King Leopold II?
Phrase used to describe foreign influence and control over China's economy
What is spheres of influence?
Name of the era of British colonial rule in India.
What is the Raj?
Author of "The White Man's Burden," 1899
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
An economic system with the goal of generating profit through private individuals and businesses
What is capitalism?
Name of German chancellor who called for the Berlin Conference.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
The United States declared this policy as a means for trading with China.
What is an Open Door Policy?
Rebellion of Indian soldiers after British colonizers forced soldiers to violate their religion.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?