india
Who took control over most of India?
England
What is Imperialism?
The extension of a nations power over other countries
Who fought in the Great rebellion?
The British and the Sepoy Indians fought.
What was the Berlin Conference?
The Berlin Conference was when all the great European powers united in Berlin and split Africa into parts for the taking.
Sepoy
An Indian soldier hired by the British East india company.
What was the reason for taking control of India?
Natural resources, trade routes, and status.
What is the big four of Imperialism?
Economics, Idealogical, Military, Political/Nationalism
What caused the Great Rebellion?
The distrust between the British and the sepoys, mainly caused by rumor of disrespecting Hinduism and Islam.
Why were European countries interested in West Africa and North Africa?
They were interested in the West Africas trade route, And the raw materials in both West and North Africa.
Viceroy
A governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch.
What were the hired Indian soldiers named?
Sepoys
What is Social Darwinism?
Social Darwinism Is the belief that different races are almost like different species that are inferior, tying to Charles Darwin finding out about Natural Selection, which is used to justify racism.
Who won the Great rebellion?
The British won.
Who Took control of Central Africa?
Belgium
Indigenous
Native to a religion
What was the name of the trading company that colonizers made?
The British East Indian Company.
What are reasons for Imperalism?
Oil, Gold, Ivory, Slaves, Water, Status.
What were the effects of the Rebellion?
Even though the Rebellion failed, it helped fuel Indian Nationalism.
What were the colonial powers?
Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Independant, Italy, Portugal, Spain.
Annex
To incorporate into an exiting political unit, such as a city country.
What started Indias conflict with the British?
The Indians grew to distrust the British as there was a rumor of the troops new rifle cartidges being greased with cow and pig fat, even though cows are sacred to Hindus, and pigs are taboo to Muslims.
What is Direct, and Indirect rule?
Direct rule is government in which local elites were removed from power and replaced by new officials from the colonizing country, Indirect rule is a colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status.
What were the names of British officials in India?
They were named viceroys.
In what year did the Berlin conference take place?
1884-1885
Dollar Diplomacy
Diplomacy that seeks to strengthen the power of a country or effect its purposes in foreign relations by the use of its financial resources.