Terms
South Asia
Scramble for Africa
India
China/Japan
100
The theory that certain races or groups are superior to others and used to justify imperialism.
What was Social Darwinism?
100
Fragmented islands ruled indirectly by the Netherlands.
Where was the Dutch E. Indies?
100
De Lesseps' sea level canal that became the life line to India.
Where was the Suez Canal?
100
Considered the 1st war for Indian independence.
What was the Sepoy Mutiny?
100
Their way of life disappeared due to Japan's modernization plans.
Who were the samurai?
200
Special privileges involving trade within another country given to an imperial power.
What are spheres of influence?
200
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Located on the Malay Peninsula's tip this British colony became strategic point for trade.
Where was Singapore?
200
He said "Dr. Livingstone I presume?"
Who was Henry Stanley?
200
Specialized bureaucracy established under the British that collected taxes and enforced colonial policies.
What was the Indian Civil Service (ICS)?
200
Resulted in a dispute between the British and Chinese over the importation of a drug from India.
What was the Opium War?
300
Describes the situation when another nation is providing security or defense for a weaker nation.
What is a protectorate?
300
Region in SE Asia ruled by the French.
Where was Indochina?
300
Forerunner of the machine gun and new weapon that subdued the natives of S. Africa.
What was the Maxim Rifle?
300
His method of passive resistance or nonviolent protests contributed to India's independence.
Who was Gandhi?
300
Rebellion in China that contributed to mass migration and ultimately 20 million deaths.
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
400
The monarch's personal representative that governed India under British rule.
What was the viceroy?
400
King Mongkut's nation remained independent of colonial control.
Where was Siam (Thailand)?
400
Name for Dutch settlers that crossed the Transvaal region.
Who were the Boers?
400
Before the Sepoy Mutiny occurred this British company ran India.
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What was the British E. India Company?
400
This war started with a Japanese surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur.
What was the Russo-Japanese War?
500
Guaranteed certain trading rights and protections against Chinese law for foreigners.
What was extraterritoriality?
500
This empire controlled Burma because of its proximity to India.
What was the British Empire?
500
Leopold II's Rubber Empire in Cen. Africa.
Where was the Belgian Congo or Congo Free State?
500
Problem created from growing cotton for textiles instead of food production.
What were famines?
500
Western educated he founded the Chinese Republic in 1912.
Who was Sun Yat-Sen?