European Imperialism in Africa
From the 1400s to the 1800s, Europeans were unable to travel beyond Africa's coastline until the invention of this.
What is the steamboat?
Starting in 1619, this British company established trading outposts in India which led to British colonization of the Asian subcontinent.
What is the East India Company?
To exploit untapped trade markets in China, the East India Company began selling this on the black market which led to two major wars between China and Great Britain.
What is opium?
This U.S. president issued a statement in 1823 warning Europe to stay out of the affairs of the countries of the Western hemisphere.
Who is James Monroe?
Named after the 26th U.S. President, it was a corollary that established American political, economic, and military supremacy in the Western hemisphere.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Europeans became more interested in staking out territory in Africa after discovering mines for gold and this crystal in the 1860s and 1870s.
What is diamond?
In 1857, a rebellion against the East India Company was led by Indian that the Company had hired, also known as this.
Who are the sepoys?
In 1842, the Qing emperor was required by the British Royal Navy to sign this which greatly favorited British trade interests in China.
What is the Treaty of Nanking?
The explosion of this battleship pushed President William McKinley to ask for a declaration of war from Congress on Spain in 1898.
What is the USS Maine?
The Foraker Act granted the civilian government of this Caribbean island limited autonomy over its native population.
What is Puerto Rico?
In 1884, German Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck hosted an international conference in this city involving leaders of 14 other European nations.
Where is Berlin?
In 1757, this British military officer was able to start taking control over much of India following France's defeat in the Battle of Plassey.
Who is Robert Clive?
Starting in 1850, this internal revolt against the Qing Dynasty consumed the northern China which the British hoped would distract the government from regulating the opium trade any further.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
By defeating Spain in 1898, the United States acquisitioned this Caribbean island.
What is Cuba?
Completed in 1914, this structure created a direct trade route from the Caribbean Sea to East Asia and was controlled by the U.S. government until 1999.
What is the Panama Canal?
This Belgian ruler became one of the first European rulers to explore the African heartland, paving the way for the Congo Free State in 1885.
Who is Leopold II?
This British monarch was the first to adopt the title "Empress of India" in 1876.
Who is Queen Victoria?
In 1860, the Qing Dynasty was forced to give into other European trade interests at this meeting.
What is the Convention of Peking?
The monarchy of this Pacific island chain ended in 1893 when the United States helped overthrow it and establish a republic.
What is Hawaii?
Fought in Panama, Honduras, and Nicaragua, among other countries, this series of conflicts were small in scale and were intended to protect American business interests in Latin America.
What are the Banana Wars?
By 1914, only Ethiopia and this country had managed to resist European imperialism in Africa.
What is Liberia?
In 1885, this organization was founded as the first nationalist political party in India in response to deadly famines and discrimination towards the Indian people.
What is the Indian National Congress?
By 1887, France had overthrown this government in Vietnam to solidify imperial control over the region of Indochina until the end of World War II.
What is the Nguyễn Dynasty?
This overseas territory, first acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, revolted in order to gain independence in 1902.
What is the Philippines?
The United States changed its foreign policy in Latin America in 1934 under the Good Neighbor Policy, which was overseen by this 32nd president (who is the cousin to the 26th!).
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)?