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?
What is quinine?
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?
The policy of empire building, or extending a nation’s control over other lands for economic , social and political advantages
What is imperialism?
This Dynasty ruled Japan before the Meiji Restoration.
What is the Tokugawa?
Period of time (1881-1914) when European powers fought over controlling different parts of Africa.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
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?
This revolution gave European powers the innovations and economic motivations to imperialize.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
In 1853, this American man sailed to Japan to "request" Japan open their ports to foreign trade.
Who is Matthew Perry?
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?
Before the Sepoy Mutiny, sepoys thought the British had coated their guns with this.
What is beef / pork fat?
After the Opium Wars, European and American powers had exclusive rights to trade with China in these territories.
What are spheres of influence?
The theory that white Europeans were naturally more fit to survive.
What is social darwinism?
This describes the Japanese movement towards Westernization, modernization, and industrialization.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
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?
What is the jewel?
Before the trade of opium, the British had a trade _____ with China.
What is a trade deficit?
White Europeans believed they had the responsibility of enlightening other people towards civilization.
What is the white man's burden?
Mr. Stern's birthday is in this month.
What is May?
By 1914, only Liberia and this country had managed to resist European imperialism in Africa.
What is Ethiopia?
The Sepoy Mutiny changed the role of the British East India Company by.
What is the British government took over direct control of India?
The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists was a group of peasants that became upset at the level of foreign influence in China. This is another term for their rebellion.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
This religion spread rapidly as a result of imperialism.
What is Christianity?
This word describes Japan's geography and explains how it was able to stay isolated for so long.
What is an archipelago?