Reasons for Imperialism
Plants that are grown to make a lot of money, rather than to feed people
When an outside power claims exclusive trade rights over an area, often receiving extraterritoriality, but does not completely colonize the country.
What is a sphere of influence?
The hierarchical system of India, which made it very difficult to change classes.
What is the caste system?
The sacred animal of Hinduism.
What is a cow?
Provide one example of modern day globalization.
The Internet
Social Media
International Trade
This country was more interested in establishing trading ports than setting up colonies.
What is Portugal?
Indian soldiers required to serve in the British army.
Who are sepoys?
The number of pillars in Islam.
What is five?
The idea that survival of the fittest applies to humans and that white Europeans are the most evolved.
What is Social Darwinism?
Often referred to as a buffer state, this country in Africa had open trade with all nations, and was one of the first to be colonized by a European power.
What is the Belgian Congo?
These three modern day countries make up British India.
What are India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (East Pakistan)?
The Hindu practice of a widow sitting on her husband's funeral pire.
What is sati?
The system of trade in which the mother country trades with colonies, but colonies can't trade with each other.
These people developed their own identity in South Africa and came into conflict with the British as well as native Africans.
Parliament created this after taking control of India from the British East India Company.
What is the British Raj?
Hindu texts written from the gods.
A poem written by a British author describing how Europeans are responsible for colonizing and modernizing the world.
What is the White Man's Burden?
This country became a dependency of the United States and a safe haven for escaped slaves.
What is Liberia?
The gang/cult who robbed and murdered wealthy Indians, destroyed by the British when they took over.
Who were the Thugs?
The ultimate goal of being reunited with Brahma.