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Define imperialism
When a strong nation takes over a weaker nation or region and dominates its economic, political, or cultural life.
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Meaning of the White Man's Burden
Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-European peoples
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major cause of the Sepoy rebellion?
The use of pig and cow fat on gun cartridges which went against Muslim and Hindu religion.
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The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century marked the beginning of the
domination of China by foreign powers
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Two natural resources
What is coal and iron
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Name 2 goals of European Imperialism
Exploration, Political, Ideological, Religious, Economic.
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The borders that were established for many African nations during the late 1800s were based primarily on
territorial claims of colonial rulers
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major effect of the Sepoy Rebellion?
The British government took control over India.
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direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
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The biggest city in Industrialized Britain
What is London
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What was appropriate about the quote, “The sun never sets on the British Empire”?
The British empire had colonies that spanned around the world from Canada to Africa, India, China, and Australia.
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One of the most important motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of
raw materials used in industry
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A practice outlawed by the British that involved burning a widow alive.
What is Sati?
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During the 19th century, European nations established spheres of influence in China mainly to
gain commercial advantages in China
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Napoleon suffered the greatest military blunder in history at the hands of this nation
What is Russia
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How was England and other relatively small European nations able to maintain control over so much of the globe?
Superior military technology
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During the 19th century, one effect of European imperialism on Africa was the
exploitation of African natural resources by colonial powers
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The Sepoy Mutiny in India was an attempt to
resist foreign influence in these countries
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One way in which the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China are similar is that both attempted to
remove foreign influences
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The US government was created using this principle of power distribution.
What is Montesquieu's theory that government should be divided into separate branches.
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Major motive for 19th-century European imperialism?
Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.
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These two nations had the most control over Africa during European imperialism
Great Britain and France
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What is the ratio of British Troops to Sepoy soldiers
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One result of the Opium War was that China
was divided into spheres of influence
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This cause of the Haitian Revolution was due to another revolution that occurred in 1789
What is the French Revolution