The complete dominance of one area by a country (political, economic, social)
100
At first (around 1600), who had responsibility of India?
The British East India Company
100
The term used to describe European countries rushing to acquire territories in Africa is what?
"Scramble for Africa"
100
Which president issued a doctrine declaring that the western hemisphere was the US's sphere of influence, and swore to protect the western hemisphere from imperialism?
Monroe
100
What type of colony was Australia originally?
A penal colony
200
Name an economic, social, and religious motive for imperialism
Economic: Raw materials, easy trade partner, geographic position
Social: Population pressures, nationalism
Religious: Missionaries
200
"The Great Game" was a competition for C. Asian lands that many believed would lead to war between what two nations?
Russia (expanding south and west) and Britain (expanding north)
200
What conference resulted in free trade between African colonies on rivers, outlawed monopolies over goods, and outlawed slave trade?
The Berlin Conference
200
The first defeat of a European nation by an Asian nation was in this war?
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
200
Explain the main problem with the Berlin Conference
Redrawing of traditional African boundaries
300
The usual starting date for imperialism was what year?
1492
300
RANDOM QUESTION THAT DIDN'T FIT IN ANYWHERE ELSE. What were the native peoples of Australia, who suffered when settlers from Europe arrived, called?
Aboriginees
300
How many African nations were represented at the Berlin Conference (14 total)?
Goose Egg
300
The Spanish-American War, supported by yellow journalism, allowed the US to gain these lands (name at least 2)
Guam, Samoa, Philippines, Puerto Rico, some Cuba
300
What was the basic idea of the Roosevelt Corollary?
The US would use force in the Western Hemisphere if need be, "speak softly but carry a big stick"
400
Explain fully what Social Darwinism is
The belief that one society is better than others and must be spread for the benefit of mankind (Rughyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden")
400
Explain the reason the sepoys of India rebelled in 1857, leading to India becoming an official colony of Britain i 1858
Sepoys religious beliefs did not believe in eating certain meats, which were used to pack British weapons.
400
What Belgian man created the Congo Free State and, although he came across as a great humanitarian, actually worked Africans to death?
King Leopold II
400
The US supported Panamanian independence against which country so they could construct the Panama Canal?
Colombia
400
Explain the significance of the phrase "The shrinking world".
Development of Global Economies, communication and technology increased, cause and effect of imperialism
500
Who was the British imperialist:
-who tried to make a railroad from "Cairo to Capetown"
-tried to take control of Africa for Britain
-that Whalen showed us a political cartoon of
Cecil Rhodes
500
After the British started employing the doctrine of lapse, what battle led to British government stepping in?
Battle of Plassey (1757)
500
What country was rare in that resisted imperialism, and who did they defend themselves against at the Battle of Adowa in 1896?
Ethiopia beat Italy (led by Menelik II)
500
In the Treaty of ________, the Russians gave Japan parts of Korea and Manchuria.