Africa
What did European imperialism in Africa look like BEFORE 1800?
Low level trade on the coasts, more of a partnership rather than domination
What is the term for when the British forced the Indian people to abandon their culture and adopt the British culture?
assimilation
Why did China follow the policy of isolationism?
they were self sufficient
The Meiji restoration indicated a Japanese want to ________________ to model themselves after the West
modernize
Which Asian country was able to resist imperialism by maintaining positive relationships with the powerful European nations?
Thailand
How did Social Darwinism cause the European nations to take control of Africa?
The Europeans believed that they were racially superior and needed to "civilize" the Africans
What was a positive outcome of colonization of India?
improved infrastructure through railroads, methods of transportation, and better communication
What was a result of the Opium War
foreign nations were allowed to have spheres of influence
During the Meiji restoration, the demand for Western/foreign goods ___________________
increased
By practicing __________________ the US gained influence in Latin America during the age of imperialism
economic imperialism
What helped Europeans reach the interior of Africa in the 1800s?
better inventions- telegraph/telephone, steamships, automobiles, vaccines, etc
The British East India Company ruling over India is an example of ___________
economic imperialism
How did leadership in India change after the Sepoy Mutiny?
India became directly ruled by Britain
Why did Japan become an imperialist power?
in order to compete with the west, and so they could get more money and resources
embraced modernization and westernized
What event started the Scramble for Africa?
The Berlin Conference
Why was the Suez Canal so important?
Britain used it to increase their power in the middle east because it gave easy access to India
What was the Open Door Policy of 1899?
a policy that forced China to allow trade all over the country with any nation that wanted to trade with them
What term is used to describe how nations competed for or strategized control of areas for their strategic benefit of their location?
geopolitics
What was a positive outcome of imperialism in Asia?
increased literacy, better healthcare, economic growth
Why did European nations compete for Africa?
Wealth of resources, a lot of markets, and cheap labor
What made India so important to Britain?
it had a lot of resources and markets to sell their goods
What were the Taiping and Boxer rebellions both fighting against?
Not wanting western influence in China
The Western influence being shared in Japan, and the Japanese culture being shared in Europe/US is an example of __________________
cultural diffusion
How did the French exert power over their Asian territories
forced their culture on Indochina and strictly regulated their economy