AFRICA
A meeting of European powers in 1884 to develop a plan to colonize Africa
The Berlin Conference
Name of the company that first began trade with India and eventually controlled three fifths of the country.
The British East India Company
A war that happened when the British refused to stop trading opium with the Chinese
The Opium War
The name of the American who sailed in Tokyo Bay in 1853 and demanded that Japan open its ports to trade
Commodore Matthew Perry
The policy of one country's political, economic or cultural domination over other lands and territories.
IMPERIALISM
A name for the rush to colonize Africa during the era of New Imperialism
The Scramble for Africa
The name of Indian soldier who worked for the British
Sepoys
The Treaty of Nanjing
MEIJI RESTORATION
The revolution enabled European powers to imperialize. It also gave them a motive to imperialize.
The Industrial Revolution
A poem written by Rudyard Kipling that justified European imperialism.
White Man's Burden
The Raj
Anti-foreign feeling in China exploded when Chinese peasants turned violent and wanted to drive out the "foreign devils" in their country. What is the name of this uprising.
The Boxer Rebellion
For almost 250 years Japan developed in isolation. Foreign trade and travel was banned and most people in Japan lived under a system of feudalism. What is this time period called?
The Tokugawa Shogunate
A form of imperial control where an outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges over an area.
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
Steam Power
Maxim Machine Gun
Two benefits of British Colonial Rule in India
Trains / Railroads
Communication System / Telegraph
After the Opium Wars western powers carved out areas in China that they controlled exclusively. What is this called?
Spheres of Influence
The name of war that Japan fought with a European nation. In the end, it proved that Japan was a major world power.
Russo-Japanese War
A term that means that you think your culture is best
King Leopold of Belgium tortured, brutalized and mutilated laborers in this African region during the era of New Imperialism
The Congo
A rebellion that strongly expressed that Indian people were discontent with foreign rule. It led to a nationalist movement.
The Sepoy Rebellion
Before the era of New Imperialism, China enjoyed a _____ ______. This is when a country exports more than it imports.
Trade Surplus
The name of the country that Japan imperialized as soon as it became a strong industrial power.
Korea
SOCIAL DARWINISM