Forms of Imperialism
This form of imperialism involves complete political control over a region, as France did in Somaliland.
What is a colony.
This U.S. policy warned Europe not to colonize in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This company established early trading posts and later dominated India before the British government took over.
What is the British East India Company?
This phrase refers to the rapid European takeover of African territories during the late 1800s.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
This “biggest prize” in Asia was targeted for markets and resources but had been weakened by internal problems.
What is China?
In this arrangement, a territory keeps its local government, but a stronger country protects and influences it.
What is a protectorate?
This Roosevelt update said the U.S. could intervene in Latin America to keep order.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
The 1857 uprising of Indian soldiers against British rule was sparked by gun cartridges rumored to contain animal fat.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
This 1884–1885 meeting divided Africa among European nations with no African representatives.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This war from 1894–1895 showed Japan’s growing power as it defeated China.
What is the Sino-Japanese War?
This form of imperialism gives a foreign power exclusive trade rights in a region, as the U.S. had in Liberia.
What is a sphere of influence?
Even after independence, Latin American countries remained economically controlled due to this system.
What is economic dependence (neo-colonialism)?
This term refers to the period of direct British rule in India following the 1857 rebellion.
What is the British Raj?
This European monarch controlled the Congo Free State as his personal colony.
Who is King Leopold II?
This later war proved Japan could defeat a major European power.
What is the Russo-Japanese War?
This type of imperialism is driven by private business interests, such as the Dole Fruit Company in Hawaii.
What is economic imperialism?
This method of Westernization involved railroads, communication lines, and industrial projects.
What is infrastructure building?
This was one major motivation for British imperialism in India—think tea, cotton, and opium.
What are economic resources?
This natural resource was the main motivation for Leopold’s brutal exploitation of the Congo.
What is rubber?
Japan imperialized this peninsula and maintained harsh colonial rule from 1910–1945.
What is Korea?
This method encouraged colonized people to adopt the culture of the imperial power.
What is assimilation?
These five strategies were commonly used to Westernize and control colonies.
What are: military force, economic pressure, cultural assimilation, technology, and political control?
British control in India lasted from the 1600s through 1858 under the company and continued under this type of rule until 1947.
What is direct crown rule?
This was one main reason Europe was suddenly able to dominate Africa: new technology such as the Maxim gun.
What is military/technological superiority?
Foreign control of Chinese ports by Britain, France, Germany, and Russia reflected this economic system.
What are spheres of influence?