Rebellions
This rebellion or mutiny broke out due to soldiers being required to bite into ammunition casings greased with pig or cow fat
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
European powers wanted to colonize parts of Africa and Asia to get access to this
What are materials/resources?
This meeting of European countries dictated how the African continent would be split up, with a striking absence of delegates from African nations to protest or provide input
This European monarch essentially started the Scramble for Africa, taking control of the Congo to harvest rubber essential to manufacturing
This war had broken out due to China aggressive refusal to continue buying drugs from the British East India Trade Company
What is the 1st Opium War?
A teacher named Hong Xiuquan led peasants to an uprising due to angers over foreign control resulting in land shortages and economic losses
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
This strong sense of pride and superiority in your country led to many European powers using this term as a reason to expand and become stronger
What is Nationalism?
The United States overthrew this country's monarchy and annexed the territory for itself
What is Hawaii?
This man was the Emperor of united Ethiopia and had successfully fought off the Italian invasion of his country
Who is Emperor Menelik II?
This specific battle saw the Italians defeated in their attempted invasion of united Ethiopia
What is the Battle of Adwa?
This rebellion broke out in defiance of the Westernization of Chinese government and culture, ending with Beijing being controlled by European powers and the rule of emperors ending
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
These people would go to Africa and Asia to spread Christianity and build churches
What are Missionaries?
Some countries would use this tactic to force other nations into compliance with favorable deals, usually with the assistance of maritime vessels designed for combat
What is Gunboat Diplomacy?
This man is the namesake for the Japanese era in which the Shogunate fell from power and his new Westernized government rose to power
The British had gone to war with and defeated this kingdom in South Africa to gain control of more territory and resources
What is the Kingdom of Zululand?
Countries wanted to build up this kind of power, allowing them to have more influence over others
What is Political Power?
The "Unequal Treaties Era" began with China signing this treaty, allowing itself to be forced into unfavorable trade deals with European powers and to allow foreign control of major port cities
What is the Treaty of Nanjing?
This man wrote a poem encouraging European powers and America to embrace the social reasons for imperialism, stating that they must, "take up the burden of civilizing savage people"
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
The United States had briefly, for 3 months, fought a war with a European power; ultimately winning to gain possession of Puerto Rico and the Philippines
What is the Spanish-American War?
The United States had used this incident as a major cause for starting a war with a European power
What is the sinking of the USS Maine?
This era of Japanese history saw the fall of the Shogunate government and the rise of the Emperor's new Westernized government
What is the Meiji Restoration?