In order to run their factories back home, fuel the machines, and create products, European nations conquered much of the world looking for what? (also give examples)
Raw materials such as rubber, cotton, oil, coal, iron?
Explain the cause of the conflicts between China and Britain
Britain selling opium in China, which China did not want and tried to outlaw
What natural resource were the French looking for in Vietnam?
Rubber
What were the British looking for when they colonized India?
Markets to sell manufactured goods, cotton
Give one example of Europeans establishing hegemony in Africa
Borders
Language- French, English, Portuguese
Religion
What is Mr. Vazquez's email address?
vazquezd1@sfusd.edu
Europeans went to war in China and India in order to acquire what?
Markets- where they can sell manufactured goods
What did Britain gain from the First Opium War?
Hong Kong
$21 million from China
5 ports that they were now allowed to trade at
What is being shown in the image below and what does it tell you about the effect of colonialism on the Vietnamese?
Shows a mine where Vietnamese were forced to work to get resources, shows how forced labor was part of colonialism
What is a sepoy?
Indian soldier employed by the British
Give one example of Europeans failing to establish hegemony over Africa
Ethnic groups in Africa were not destroyed or erased by European imperialism
AVID stands for...
Advancement via Individual Determination
You practiced this cause of imperialism when you tried to claim every item in my classroom
Nationalism
Who were the Boxers of the Boxer Rebellion? What did they want and why did they fail?
Boxers were anti-western secret societies that fought to get rid of European and American influence.
Failed because of the 8 nation army that entered China to end the rebellion
How were Vietnamese prisoners treated by the French?
Harsh treatment, punished to scare others and put on display for the rest of the people to see
How was the British East India Company different from other companies/modern companies?
Had the right to control territory
Created an army and navy, could go to war with other nations, tax citizens instead of selling them stuff
Define genocide
crime committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, in whole or in part
What was the Berlin Conference?
The meeting of European nations that led them to claim different parts of Africa for themselves
Define Nationalism
People supporting their countries interests over all other social groups and cooperation with other countries
What did Japan gain from the Treaty of Shimonoseki?
Korea, Taiwan, millions of dollars, trading port cities, navigation rights in China
The rubber trees enjoy much better conditions
When they are sick, they rest right away
Eastern doctors, Western doctors busily fuss around them
We can die of exhaustion and of sickness
How does this poem show the Vietnamese experience under colonialism?
Shows that working in rubber plantations caused injury that the French owners did not care about, they cared only for the trees/resources, not workers
How did religious conflict lead to the Sepoy Rebellion?
forcible conversion of sepoys from Hinduism to Christianity
Cartridges possibly with cow fat offended the Hindus and Muslims
How did King Leopold convince the other Europeans that Belgium should take control over the Congo? How did Leopold seize power from the Congolese
Said he would bring education, free trade, end slave trade, civilizing mission
Forced tribes to sign away land and resources, killed any who resisted
Which two African countries were never colonized by Europeans?
Liberia and Ethiopia
Why were Europeans not able to conquer other parts of the world before the 1800s?
Lack of superior technology, diseases like malaria, yellow fever in tropical climates that killed many Europeans, lack of easy transportation
How did racism help cause the Russo-Japanese War?
Russia believed that they were superior to Japan and thus could defeat them easily in war
What was a reason for the French taking control of Vietnam besides coal and rubber resources?
Port for their navy, refueling stations and strategic locations
How did political conflict lead to the Sepoy Rebellion?
British took over the city of Oudh leading to uprisings
Indians were kept out of the colonial government in India
What crimes did the Belgians commit in the Congo? (3 things)
Intimidating and killing locals, chopping off hands of locals to get more bullets, recreating the slave trade in the Congo
Explain how this image shows nationalism as a cause of imperialism
It shows that the imperial powers are competing with each other to control China, wanting the largest slice while ignoring China itself
Europeans felt that they were superior to other races and ethnic groups, result of Enlightenment ideas and industrialization
Explain all major political, social, and economic effects of the Meiji Restoration (there are 5-6)
Political- Emperor takes control of Japan from Shogun, daimyo become part of the government
Social- end of shogun and samurai classes, rise of peasants and workers
Economic- international trade, industry and factories
What is the difference between the Spheres of influence in China and the French control over Vietnam?
Spheres of influence- imperial powers don't have government control, just special trading rights and military bases
Direct control in Vietnam- French had their own government staffed by white Europeans that made laws and taxed Vietnamese
What reasons did historians give for the Sepoy Rebellion? (3 things for points)
Declining pay for sepoys, less respect for sepoys over time, British East India company taking over Oudh
How does the history of imperialism affect the Congo today?
Low life expectancy, high infant mortality rate, low education rate, low income
Explain how the image below relates to the causes of European imperialism
Shows Europeans adopting the racist "White mans burden" that called them to civilize the rest of the world