Vocabulary
What Vocabulary word is defined hee:
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
1) Missionaries to convert Africa to Christianity
2) Money from natural resources
3) Need for raw materials to produce goods
4) Trade Policies in Africa
What was the #1 reason why European nations were so interested in China?
TEA
Sepoys
What is the name of the unit we are currently in?
New Imperialism
What vocabulary word is defined here:
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Nationalism
In the beginning, share 2 reasons why Europeans were discouraged from exploring Africa
1) Diseases
2) The Climate/Geography
What item did the British force trade upon with China?
Opium
What was the name of the monopoly company that traded in India?
British East India Company
What day is Thanksgiving?
Thursday, 11/25
What vocabulary word is defined here:
governments and states expand their territory, power, wealth or influence through economic growth, soft power, military empire-building or colonialism
Expansionism
What is the phrase given to express Europeans beginning to claim their territories in Africa?
Scramble for Africa
Define the "Open Door Policy"
British Raj
Name all 3 regions in which we studied European Imperialism
India, China, Africa
What vocabulary word is defined here:
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
Indigenous
Describe what occurred at the Berlin Conference and why it was problematic.
Africans were not represented at the conference
Describe why there was a trade imbalance between China and British
British bought a lot of Chinese goods.
British tried to sell more of their products to China, but China did not have a demand for British goods.
1) British were required to travel overseas (offensive to their religion)
2) British allowed widows to remarry (insulting to religion)
3) British gave them rifles where they had to bite off cartridges (greased with animal fat) - pigs were forbidden to eat
What were the 4 main factors/reasons for New Imperialism?
1) Political/Military
2) Economic
3) Humanitarian/Religious
4) Influence of Social Darwinism
Which type of imperial rule is defined here:
Area in which outside power claims exclusive investment/trading privileges
Sphere of Influence
What happened in the Congo of Africa?
Missionary Leopold exploited the Congo for their rubber. He wanted private ownership of the region and beat or mutilated any unwilling laborers/slaves.
Identify 2 specific effects of the Treaty of Nanjing
1) British gains Hong Kong
2) British receives $ for their losses in the war
3) China opens ports for foreign trade
4) British gains same rights that China gives to other nations
What was the name of the event in which Indian soldiers rallied against the British officers?
Sepoy Rebellion
List the 4 types of Imperial Rule that existed.
Indirect Rule, Direct Rule, Protectorate, Sphere of Influence