This is the main reason that European nations wanted to colonize Africa.
New Markets and Natural resources.
100
This was the reason that Great Britain was able to dominate India for almost 200 years.
Because India had many different languages and religions they were not able to unify into one people.
100
This treaty was a result of the Opium War. This treaty made the Chinese pay the British for the war, open Chinese ports for trade, and gave Hong Kong to the British.
The treaty of Nanking.
100
Japan fought in these wars primarily to acquire natural resources from Korea and Manchuria.
Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
200
This is the idea that "the strong with survive and destroy the weak."
Social Darwinism
200
This is the reason that Britain built railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in India.
Great Britain wanted to have total political and economic control in India.
200
What is one result of the Opium war in the 19th century?
a. Japan gained control of Hong Kong
b. Kublai Khan rose to power in China.
c. Chinese ports were opened for trade.
d. Jiang Jieshi fled to Taiwan
C. Chinese ports were opened for trade.
200
This was a result of Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition to Japan.
The Opening of Japan.
300
This poem by Rudyard Kipling was used to justify imperialism.
The White Man's Burden.
300
Which of the following was introduced by the British during colonial times?
A. Large foreign trade surplus
B. Rigid social class systems
C. Central control of population growth
D. Parliamentary system of government.
D. Parliamentary system of government.
300
This is why European nations established "Spheres of Influence in China."
To gain commercial advantages.
300
This happened to Japan during the Meiji Restoration.
Japan Industrialized.
400
This is how Europeans justified imperialism.
They claimed that it was their job to civilize the people they controlled.
400
This Rebellion is considered an important event in Indian history because it was one cause of the independence movement in India.
The Sepoy Rebellion
400
This rebellion in China was aimed at removing foreign influence in China.
The Boxer Rebellion.
400
Why did Japan begin to modernize their country?
To compete with the west and avoid being colonized.
500
This conference established rules for the European division of Africa.
The Berlin Conference
500
This person rejects imperialism and believed that Great Britain gave his people "no responsibility in their own government."
Mohandas Gandhi
500
The Sepoy Rebellion was to India as the Boxer Rebellion is to...
China
500
Which statement best describes events in Japan during the period of the meiji Restoration?
A) Japan sought to isolate itself from world affairs.
B) Rapid industrialization and economic growth occurred.
C) Local lords increased their power over the Japanese emperor.
D) Agriculture was taken over by the government.