Terms
The term for when a strong country conquers a weaker country?
What is imperialism?
What did Europeans seek from colonized lands for their factories?
What are raw materials?
What was a positive effect of imperialism in colonized regions?
What is the introduction of modern technologies?
What was the rebellion against British rule in India called?
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
The addictive drug did the British smuggle into China
what is opium?
The area that is taken over by a stronger country
What is a colony?
What racist ideology justified European domination over weaker nations?
What is Social Darwinism?
What negative impact did imperialism have on local cultures?
What is the suppression of local traditions?
What was the outcome of the Sepoy Mutiny for British control in India?
What is direct control by the British Crown?
What conflict arose from the British opium trade in China?
What are the Opium Wars?
What term describes a region where one country has exclusive economic privileges?
What is Spheres of influence ?
What ideology suggested that Europeans had a duty to civilize other nations?
What is the 'White Man's Burden'?
What was a common result of resistance to imperial rule in Asia and Africa?
What are widespread rebellions?
Which British company initially controlled India before the Crown took over?
What is the British East India Company?
What was the result of the Opium Wars for China?
What is being carved into spheres of influence?
What is the right of foreign citizens to be tried under their home country's laws?
What is extraterritoriality?
What was one major economic reason for European imperialism?
What is the desire for new markets?
What major and common infrastructure development was often introduced by imperial powers?
What are railroads?
What was a significant uprising in China against foreign influence?
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
What was the main goal of the Boxer Rebellion?
What is to expel foreign influence?
What is a country with its own government but controlled by a stronger foreign power?
What is a protectorate?
What term describes the belief in the superiority of Western culture?
What is ethnocentrism?
What was a major negative economic effect of imperialism?
What is forced dependency on foreign economies?
The major rebellion in China that highlighted the weaknesses of the Qing Dynasty
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
What is the Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing)?
forced China to cede Hong Kong to Britain and grant significant trade concessions to Western powers.