Imperialism
European powers were in search of these two things during the age of Imperialism.
Resources and New Markets
This is when European countries assigned their own people as rulers in colonized areas.
Direct Control
This was a war between Japan and China
This US Commodore took 4 large ships into Tokyo harbor to force Japan to open its doors.
Matthew Perry
This waterway, eventually built by the US connected the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal
This is the idea said "survival of the fittest" as it applies to societies.
This was a declaration from the US that all countries would have equal access to trade in China
Open Door Policy
This was a war between Spain and the US
Spanish-American War
This island was given to the British by China to settle a conflict.
Hong Kong
This document stated that Europe should not interfere in Latin America
Monroe Doctrine
This British missionary brought back information about Africa's interior.
David Livingstone
The policy of forcing or encouraging a subject people to adopt the ruling nation's institutions and customs
Assimilation
This was an uprising of Chinese peasants and workers.
This was the dynasty in power just before Imperialism struck China.
Qing
The explosion of the USS Maine in this country's harbor triggered the Spanish-American War
Cuba
This was the king of Belgium who brutally ruled the Congo.
King Leopold II
This was treating subject people as if they were children.
Paternalism
This was an uprising of the Indian people against the British
Sepoy Rebellion
Japan eventually annexes this country and rules them brutally.
Korea
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine declared the US a "police power" in Latin American
Roosevelt Corollary
This is the city where Africa was divided amongst European countries.
Berlin
The policy that stated foreign residents did not have to follow local laws
Extraterritorial Rights
This is a naval conflict between China and Britain.
Opium Wars
The signing of this document finally opened Japan's doors for the US.
Treaty of Kanagawa
At the time, the US economy relied heavily on these two things.
Exports and Trade