Vocabulary
When a stronger country takes over a weaker country
Imperialism
Name of an Indian soldier under the British East India Company
Sepoy
Series of wars in China between the British and Chinese because Britain wanted to expand the selling of this drug
Opium Wars
Great Britain (England)
An attempt to prevent something (rebel)
Resistance
An area under the control of another country or empire
Colony
Name of Britain's trading company
British East India Trading Company
Great Britain began importing this into China
Opium
Most European nations fought for access to territory along ______________ in Africa
Coastlines
Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
Natural Resources
Spheres of Influence
To make something or someone more European or American
Westernize
Ended the first Opium War; gave Britain exclusive trade rights and spheres of influence
Treaty of Nanjing
Meeting that was held where European countries decided how they were going to divide up Africa for colonization
Berlin Conference
A belief that one ethnic group is superior or stronger than another
Ethnocentricism
Poem written by Rudyard Kipling justifying European imperialism as the need to spread civilization and Christianity
White Man's Burden
Name of the resistance movement in India; soldiers wanted to fight against the British army because they were forced to use gun cartridges greased with pork fat which was against their religion
Sepoy Mutiny / Rebellion
Name of the resistance movement in China against imperial powers
The Boxer Rebellion
A period of time during which European countries competed for control over African land and Resources
"Scramble for Africa"
Concept of "Survival of the Fittest"
To be exempt from local laws
Extraterritoriality
India was known as the "___________ __ __ _______" for Great Britain because of their natural resources
"Jewel in the Crown"
China was forced to implement an ________ ________ trading policy due to imperialism from Britain and America
Open Door Trading Policy
These two African nations were successful in remaining independent from European imperialism
Liberia and Ethiopia
List three historical circumstances (causes) that led to imperialism
1) Industrial Revolution
2) Nationalism
3) Need for natural resources
4) White Man's Burden
5) Social Darwinism