Old Imperialism
In what 2 continents was old imperialism focused in?
North America, South America
What 3 continents did European nations colonize in the age of New Imperialism?
Africa, Asia, Oceana/Australia
What was decided at the Berlin Conference (1884)?
Divided Africa into colonies between European nations
What drug did England purposefully import into China, leading to a drug crisis and two wars?
Opium
What type of crops were grown in the American colonies, meant not for consumption, but for profit and manufacturing?
Cash crops
Why did European nations look for new places to colonize after losing their colonies in the Americas in the 1800s?
Lost money, wants to keep making profits
Why did King Leopold II colonize the Congo?
Exploit the Congo for rubber, Ivory, & slave labor
Who were the Sepoys?
Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company; Started the Sepoy Mutiny
The Transatlantic Slave Trade/The Triangle Trade
England
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Name 3 reasons why Europeans hadn't gone beyond the coast of Africa before the age of New Imperialism.
Relied on Africans to bring goods from inland to the coast for trade
Little protection against disease/animals
Little knowledge of the environment of Africa beyond the coast
What exclusive rights were given to nations in their Chinese spheres of influence?
Exclusive trading rights
What 3 major revolutions happened in the Americas that resulted in European losing their American colonies and ending the age of Old Imperialism?
The American Revolution
The Haitian Revolution
The Latin American Revolutions
What Asian nation also engaged in New Imperialism?
Japan
What 2 European nations colonized the Cape Colony (now South Africa)?
Netherlands, England
Why did Hindu and Muslim Sepoys revolt against the British East India Company in the Sepoy Mutiny (1857)?
Rumor spread that riffle cartridges had pig and cow lard, went against their religion.
List the imports and exports of each continent in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Africa: Enslaved people
North/South America: Raw materials/cash crops
Europe: Manufactured goods
What were the 5 motivations for New Imperialism?
Nationalism/Social Darwinism
Military
Economy
Technological developments
White Man's Burden
What was England's motivation for buying the Suez Canal from Egypt?
Easy access to India
What were the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists fighting against in the Boxer rebellion?
Foreign influence in China