Imperialism and Motives
This ideology claimed Europeans had a duty to “civilize” non-Western societies.
White Man's Burden
This 1884–1885 meeting divided Africa among European powers without African representation.
Berlin Conference
This 1857 rebellion was sparked in part by religious concerns about rifle cartridges.
Sepoy Rebellion
This massive Chinese rebellion weakened the Qing dynasty in the mid-1800s.
Taiping Rebellion
This type of labor system bound workers to contracts for a set number of years in exchange for passage and wages.
Indentured servitude
This pseudoscience was used as justification for imperialism.
Eugenics
Name the European king personally connected to exploitation in the Congo.
King Leopold of Belgium
After 1858, British rule in India shifted from the British East India Company to direct government control under this system.
British Raj
This anti-foreign uprising in China targeted Christian missionaries and foreign influence.
Boxer Rebellion
This Asian country sent large numbers of indentured laborers to Southeast Asia and the Caribbean after slavery declined.
India
Name one way industrialization helped further imperialism
This European nation colonized Namibia and ultimately executed a genocide of the indigenous populations
Germany
This type of imperialism allowed foreign nations exclusive trade rights in certain regions of China without fully colonizing it.
Spheres of Influence
This southern African kingdom resisted British expansion before being defeated in 1879.
Zulu Kingdom
Name one “push factor” that caused migration from China in the 19th century.
Civil war, famine, population pressure, economic hardship
Explain ONE long-term economic impact of colonial rule.
Dependency on exports; lack of industrialization; monocrop economies
Explain ONE economic reason European powers valued control of Egypt in the late 1800s.
Suez Canal access; cotton production; trade route to India.
Name one territory Japan imperialized by the early 1900s.
Korea, Taiwan
Explain ONE reason why most early resistance movements failed.
Internal divisions, military technology
One impact of migration on destination countries.
Diasporic communities, religion, food, language, discrimination
Explain ONE economic reason why industrialized nations competed for overseas colonies.
Need for raw materials, new markets, investment opportunities, trade dominance.
Why did colonial borders in Africa create long-term instability?
It combined ethnic groups and caused tension. Later genocides.
Explain ONE economic effect of British rule on Indian industry.
Decline of local textile manufacturing, dependence on British goods
This African nation chose to join the British empire allowing them to retain political autonomy
Sokoto Caliphate
What is the relationship between industrialization, imperialism and migration?
Labor sources needed to farm/mine/extract materials and work in factories furthering industrialization.