Methods of Imperialism
Like in the Americas, these were the most direct method for Europeans to control overseas territory
What are colonies?
This meeting from 1884-1885 divided Africa between European Great Powers, but was not attended by any people from the African continent
What is the Berlin Conference?
What is the Ottoman Empire?
When China stopped trading their tea for British cotton, the British began selling this to the Chinese to gain a favorable balance of trade
What is opium?
This empire existed in northern India until being pushed out by the British East India Company
What is the Mughal Empire?
Under this type of imperialism, a Great Power guarantees a territory's protection from other countries, and in exchange the leaders of the territory obey the Great Power's demands
Leopold II claimed the Congo for this relatively new European nation, kicking off the Scramble for Africa among other European Great Powers
What is Belgium?
This resource was discovered to burn hotter, longer and more efficiently than coal in factory engines, drawing foreign investment and imperialism to the Middle East, where it could be found in abundance.
What is oil?
The Society of Harmonious Fists sought to kick foreign powers out of China, eventually leading to violence and this rebellion
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
Small investments and diversified risk among shareholders who want to fund a colony or exploratory venture are key elements of what type of organization?
What are joint stock companies?
The Dole Fruit Company building pineapple plantations and canneries in Hawai'i and intertwining the islands' economies with an American company is an example of this type of imperialism
What is Economic Imperialism?
The Boer War was caused by conflict between Great Britain, who had been awarded South Africa in 1885, and settlers from this country, who had been there since the early 1800s
What is the Netherlands?
(I also would accept who are the Zulu?)
Egypt overspent on this world-changing engineering project, and had to sell the finished product to British companies to avoid going bankrupt.
What is the Suez Canal?
American naval officer Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders to the United States with the signing of this treaty in 1854
What is the Treaty of Kanagawa?
"People enter into an implied contract with their governments agreeing to give up some rights in order to be protected, and have a right to overthrow that government if those rights are not protected."
The above statement most aligns with this person's ideas
Who is John Locke?
What is the Sphere of Influence?
These are two reasons why Africa was not colonized by European powers prior to the 1800s
Africa was large, diverse and difficult to control
Many large empires were as powerful as pre-industrial European powers
The geography of Africa made it difficult to explore (jungles, mountains, deserts, unnavigable rivers)
Trade was more beneficial than conquest
Opportunity to colonize the Americas
This independent nation in the Near East had vast oil reserves, but little demand for oil. They allowed foreign companies to get rich drilling their oil until the 1950s.
What is Persia/Iran?
This 14 year long rebellion in China broke out when China allowed foreign citizens to be exempt from Chinese laws, and greatly weakened the country
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Hilaire Belloc penned the poem "Whatever happens we have got [this], and they have not," referring to one of the key technological innovations that allowed European powers to maintain control over their territories
What is The Maxim Gun?
The Maji Maji rebellion in East Africa saw oppressed African groups rise up against this European power, who responded with overwhelming violence.
What is Germany?
The British navy's control over key waterways in the Middle East allowed them to bring these countries more directly into the British Empire.
What are India, Australia and New Zealand?
The Sepoy Rebellion was started when this rumor spread among Muslim and Hindu soldiers working for the British East India Company
What is that gunpower charges were laced with pork and cow tallow
This meeting between Catholic officials during the counter-reformation resulted in a ban on selling indulgences, the birth of Jesuit schools and an affirmation of Catholic doctrine
What is the Council of Trent?