Scramble for Africa
After Imperialism
Motivations for Imperialism
Imperialists Being Imperialist
Justifications for Imperialism
100
The light blue region was controlled by this country.
What is France?
100
This rebellion against the British East India company was triggered by a rumor that ammunition puches were covered in animal lards, which angered Hindu and Muslim troops who had to bite them open to load their guns.
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
100
The Belgian Congo was rich in this resource, which enriched the ruler of Belgium at the expense of the lives and limbs of millions of people.
What is rubber?
100
President William McKinley led this country as Commander-in-Chief during this war, which saw Spain lose the territories of Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam.
What is the United States?
100
This theory argued that, just like animals in nature, human society is a competition where the strongest or most "fit" rise to power and wealth and was used to justify imperialism, colonization, and the subjugation of other nations.
What is Social Darwinism?
200
The red regions were controlled by this country.
What is England?
200
After the Opium Wars, China lost Hong Kong, paid a 21 million silver dollar fine, and was forced to open five "treaty ports" to foreign trade. This led to increased resentment and this future rebellion against Western influence.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
200
The British really loved tea, and tried to use this highly addictive drug to offset its trade imbalance with this China, eventually leading to a series of wars and China's loss of Hong Kong and sovereignty.
What is opium?
200
This King of Belgium and owner of the so-called Congo Free State was responsible for the deaths of millions of Africans and the maiming of men, women, and children.
Who was Leopold II?
200
King Leopold II said he would outlaw slavery and bring these two things to the Congo, as long as other European powers would grant him ownership of the region.
What are Christianity and civilization?
300
The yellow region in central Africa was controlled by this country.
What is Belgium?
300
According to Vladimir Putin, this conflict with this country, often attributed to the expansion of NATO, can actually be traced back to the founding of Russia in Kyiv and the history of the Russian Empire.
What is Ukraine?
300
Cecil Rhodes colonized South Africa (and named a colony after himself) in part to expand mining of these precious gems.
What are diamonds?
300
He said, "Just fancy [think of] those parts that are at present inhabited by the most despicable specimens of human beings. What an alteration there would be if they were brought under Anglo-Saxon [white] influence… Why should we not form a secret society with but one object... bringing of the whole world under British rule...for making the Anglo-Saxon [white] race but one Empire?
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
300
Cecil Rhodes, British imperialist and founder of the DeBeers Corporation, boasted that he would connect Cape to Cairo with railroads and this new communication technology.
What is the telegraph?
400
The purple regions in the southern part of Africa were controlled by this country.
What is Portugal?
400
British imperialism in New Zealand caused massive land loss (approx. 97%), cultural suppression, and significant population decline through war and disease for this indigenous population.
Who are the Maori?
400
This "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire was deindustrialized so that it could instead serve as a major producer of cash crops, particularly cotton, for the British textile industry.
What is India?
400
Menlek II of this independent African country wrote a letter opposing the carving up of Africa during the Berlin Conference, and would later become its emperor.
What is Ethiopia?
400
The need for naval bases, fueling stations, and safe trade routes motivated the United States to acquire these two Pacific territories following the Spanish American War.
What are the Philippines and Guam?
500
The lime green regions in the north and east parts of Africa were controlled by this country.
What is Italy?
500
This country, once called French Indochina, experienced violence against indigenous people and exploitation of resources, resulting in some calls for reparations from France.
What is Vietnam?
500
This empire wanted access to warm water ports and built the Trans-Siberian Railroad to expand its influence and interests across Eurasia, coming into conflict with Japan in the early 1900s.
What is Russia?
500
This man, the chancellor of Germany, led the carving up of Africa at the Berlin Conference.
Who is Otto von Bismark?
500
This two-word term refers to a colonial territory or dependency that is forced, through political and military control, to buy goods exclusively from the imperial power while supplying it with raw materials.
"________ Market"
What is captive market?