European Imperialism in Africa
This is the European rush to gain as much African territory as possible
Scramble for Africa
A man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea. Enabled a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia.
Suez Canal
The British received this product in exchange for their silver and drugs
Tea
The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.
Imperialism
In this theory, Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" were applied to people and nations to justify imperialism
Social Darwinism
Rudyard Kipling's poem explaining the idea that white people are more 'civilized' than people of color, and so they have a responsibility to 'uplift' them.
White Man's Burden
What was Britain's nickname for India?
"The Jewel in the Crown"
Foreign control in China was known as this.
Sphere of Influence
What are the five motives for Imperialism?
Economic, Ideological, Exploratory, Political, & Religious
Pride in ones country
Nationalism
In 1884, German Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck hosted an international conference in this city involving leaders of 14 other European nations.
Berlin
The group from England that controlled the trade and economy in India.
The British East India Company
What type of foreign policy did China have prior to European Imperialism?
Isolationism
Foreign officials take full control over all aspects of their colonies political, social, and economic affairs
Direct control
This caused the beginning in spread of Imperialism
The Industrial Revolution
The 2 European nations that held the most territory in Africa
Britain & France
The 1857 mutiny between the British and Indian soldiers that resulted in stronger British control over the country
The Sepoy Rebellion
This occurred when groups of Chinese peasants formed a secret society to drive out the foreigners in China.
The Boxer Rebellion
Social Darwinism is associated with this imperialist motive
Ideological motive
The process of becoming similar to others by taking in and using their customs and culture.
Assimilation
By 1914, these two African countries were the only ones had managed to resist European imperialism in Africa.
Ethiopia & Liberia
Indian soldiers that were trained and fought like European powers.
Sepoys
What treaty:
Ended the First Opium War
Ceded Hong Kong to Britain
Opened five ports to British trade
Forced China to pay reparations to Britain for damaged opium
Treaty of Nanking
Name of drug that the British traded into China that China eventually made illegal
Opium
Sponsored by the U.S. in 1899, sought to open commerce to imperial latecomers like itself, urged the Europeans to allow free trade within China while respecting its territorial integrity.
Open Door Policy