Imperialism
the extension of a nation's power over other lands and people.
What is Imperialism
Which country took over India and parts of Africa and had spheres of influence in China?
What is Great Britain
3 Reasons for imperialism
-The need for raw materials
-Racism
-Religion
-National pride
Conflict between Britain and China over Opium
Opium War
these were the only independent states in Africa
What is Liberia and Ethiopia
What poem rationalized the thought that it was the Caucasian duty to civilize the uncivilized.
What is "The White Man's Burden"
This scientist that wrote the Origin of Species and developed the idea of Natural Selection
who is Charles Darwin
Time of industrialization, modernization and westernization in Japan
Meiji Restoration
Rights that granted immunity to prosecution to the British under the laws of a country to the nationals of another country; under most circumstances, the foreign national is tried according to the home nation's laws and courts.
extraterritorial rights
this European country controlled the largest amount of land on the African Continent
What is France
Imperialists rationalized the ____________ of other cultures (nations) because they believed they were superior.
What is Colonization
The reason the Sepoys rebelled against the British East India Company
gun catridges were greased with beef and pork fat
_________ was the popular term given to members of a secrete organization that were known for practicing martial arts skills in public. They were also known for slaughtering Christian Missionaries in China.
“Boxer”
The East India Company hired Indian soldiers known as _________ to protect the company's interests in India.
Sepoys
this is the meeting that settled territorial disputes over Africa
What is Berlin Conference
What were two benefits of imperialism in India
railroads
schools
_______is the Dutch and African noun for "farmer". In South African contexts, ________ refers to the descendants of the then Dutch-speaking settlers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th and much of the 19th century.
What is "Boers"
European states began to create _________ ___ ________, areas where imperial powers had exclusive trading rights
What is spheres of influence
one of the most powerful women in the history of China, active from the 1860s into the 1900s.
Empress CIXI
King from the Congo that often cut off the hands of African slaves that did not meet his rubber quota
Leopold II
Ethiopian leader who resisted imperialism
Menelik II
Who Set up the Berlin Conference and was the chancellor of German Empire?
Who is Otto von Bismarck
In 1898, the Chinese granted the British a 99 year lease on the nearby New Territories, an area that provided much of the food for the colony of _______ _________.
What is Hong Kong
The Company that took over India
British East India Company
Treaty that forced Japan to open its borders to the US
Treaty of Kanagawa