Vocabulary
This is when a ruling country puts a local person in charge of the colony.
What is indirect rule
Some Industrial nations of Europe include......
France, Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal
This country was the only country in Africa to gain independence from Italian rule in 1896.
What is Ethiopia?
This is the term used to take control of a specific area of land, following the King of Belgium's actions in the mid-1800s.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
Britain fought China during a series of wars for trading control called _____________.
What are the opium wars?
This is the term used to describe native people from China
What is the Chinese?
This system was used to make Industrial nations richer at the expense of their colonies.
What is the mercantile system?
In 1898, after defeating Spain, this country took over the colonial rights of the Philippines, eventually giving them independence in 1946.
What is the United States?
Countries colonized by Spain
What are Argentina, Peru, the Philippines
Britain's control of India was done primarily through this business.
What is the British East India Trading Company?
England would bring these back from India, and make goods to sell back to India.
What are raw materials?
This man published a famous book called the wealth of nations in 1776 stating that governments should not be involved in economic policies.
Who is Adam Smith?
This man, inspired by revolutions in America and Europe, led independence movements throughout South and Central America.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
Countries colonized by Britain
India, The United States, Hong Kong, Burma
Explain the term "The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire".
This meant that No matter where in the world you were the sun would always be shining on land controlled by the British.
These were areas of spacial trading rights that European countries had in China.
What are Spheres of Influence?
While mercantilism was used in this country, it eventually fought back, gaining independence in 1776.
What is The United States.
Eventually gaining independence in 1947, this country- nearly 100 years earlier - waged war for independence with its rulers during the sepoy rebellion of 1857.
What is India?
Colonies of Portugal
Angola, Macau, Brazil
In the early 1900s, Africa was nearly controlled by Europe. Britain used this style of control, different from other European rulers.
What is indirect rule?
This is how some countries control others today; without directly controlling.
What is economic imperialism?
Explain the Mercantile system.
Raw materials are imported from the colony, then the raw materials are turned into manufactured goods, finally they are sold back to the colonies at a higher price.
This policy developed by the United States in 1823 helped protect the Americas from European imperialism; mainly the Spanish and Portuguese.
What is The Monroe Doctrine
Colonies of the Netherlands
The East Indies(Indonesia), Guiana (south America)
When the Chinese surrendered at the end of the first opium war, they were forced to sign this treaty, opening up more cities to foreign trade.
What is the treaty on Nanjing?