In the late nineteenth century, European nations sought to extend economic and political power over distant lands.
What is imperialism?
Europeans were interested in West Africa especially for its
What are raw materials?
The Great Rebellion began when these Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company mutinied.
Who were the sepoys?
In 1903 Theodore Roosevelt supported a rebellion that allowed __ to become a new nation.
What is Panama?
Name any one of the many French responses to British advance into Burma.
Many Europeans justified colonization based on the belief that Europeans had superior traits and capabilities to colonized peoples.
What is racism?
This is how the explorations of Livingstone and Stanley led to colonization of Central Africa.
They found a navigable river to the African interior.
The British extended direct rule over India when they appointed these officials to rule as representatives of the monarch.
Who were the viceroys?
Under the __ to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States intervened in Latin America to collect debts and sent military forces to protect American investments.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Name any ONE of the TWO factors that contributed to Siam’s ability to remain an independent state.
1. Siam’s monarchy maintained good relations with European powers.
2. Tensions between France and Britain made having neutral land between their territories an agreeable option.
France brought Vietnam under its sphere of influence by forcing it to accept French military defense.
What is a protectorate?
This is one important reason that European nations met at the Berlin Conference.
European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims in East Africa.
This Indian writer and poet reflected emergent nationalist sentiment among Indians.
Who was Rabindranath Tagore?
The United States backed the 1913 military coup of __ in Mexico.
Who was General Victoriano Huerta?
TWO of these African states retained their independence during the era of European imperialism.
What are Ethiopia & Liberia?
The Dutch East India Company permitted local rulers in the Dutch East Indies to keep their authority and status.
What is indirect rule?
This was a result of the large Boer farming settlements in the Transvaal.
war with Britain in which Britain won the territory
This Indian independence leader sought to end the hardship and inequities suffered under British rule.
Who was Mohandas Gandhi?
The __ caused economic hardship but resulted in a constitution that granted Mexican citizens many rights and protections.
What is the Mexican Revolution?
These descriptions characterize the French style of colonial rule.
1. A central goal was the adoption of French culture by African subjects.
2. Administered colonies through direct rule.
3. Allowed Africans to run for political office.
Britain installed its own colonial government in India, through which it also ruled Burma.
What is direct rule?
New imperialism in much of Africa led to ________________________.
rise of nationalist independence movements
The abuses of these local tax collectors sparked outrage among peasants against British rule.
Who were the zamindars?
Imperialism made Latin American economies largely dependent on the __ of raw materials to European countries.
What is "export"?
Based on the map of sea routes before and after the Panama Canal, one can determine __________ about how the canal affected sea travel from New York to San Francisco.