New Imperialism
This period from 1870–1914 saw Western Europe, the U.S., and Japan aggressively expand overseas.
New Imperialism
This empire was known as the “Sick Man of Europe” by the end of the 19th century.
The Ottoman Empire
This 1857 revolt in India was led by soldiers in the British East India Company Army.
The Sepoy Rebellion
These self-governing British colonies included Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Dominions
This Ottoman reform movement aimed to modernize the military and government.
Tanzimat
This event describes European powers racing to colonize Africa.
The Scramble for Africa
This empire expanded across Central Asia and built infrastructure that connected them all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Russia
These wars were fought between Qing China and Britain over trade and drugs.
The Opium Wars
This dominion, just north of the U.S., gained self-rule in 1867.
Canada
This Chinese reform effort focused mainly on strengthening the military.
The Self-Strengthening Movement
This belief applied “survival of the fittest” to human societies to justify imperialism.
Social Darwinism
These agreements forced China to give trade privileges and territory to foreign powers.
Unequal Treaties
This Sudanese revolt, led by Muhammad Ahmad, temporarily established an independent state.
The Mahdi Rebellion
This policy allowed local leaders to keep power in exchange for loyalty to Britain.
Indirect Rule
This Chinese official tried to stop the opium trade before the Opium Wars.
Lin Zexu
The demand for these items like rubber, copper, cotton, tea, and palm oil drove imperial expansion.
raw materials
This railroad, begun in the 1880s, helped Russia expand into Manchuria.
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
After the 1857 revolt, India came under direct control of the British during a period named this.
The British Raj
to reduce costs of defense and administration
This ruler reigned over Britain during much of the height of imperial expansion.
Queen Victoria
Identify TWO major causes of New Imperialism
demand for raw materials, nationalist rivalry, Social Darwinism/civilizing mission
China had to deal with this as a result of a fast-growing population.
resource shortages and famine
This anti-foreign uprising in China was crushed in 1901 by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
The Boxer Rebellion
This was the only settler colony (with people of British descent) in the British Empire that was NOT granted self-rule.
South Africa
corruption in the government and opposition from Qing Dynasty officials