Africa
The conference where European leaders divided African territory without African representation
What is the Berlin Conference?
India was coined this name by the British empire because it was its most valuable colony
What is the Crown Jewel?
In order to have a favorable balance of trade, British merchants illegally imported this cash crop into China
What is opium?
Japan was operating under a strict policy of this which limited contact and trade with foreigners under the Tokugawa Shogunate
What is isolation/ closed door policy?
The famous board game Mr. Post compared imperialism to
What is Monopoly?
A reason why the Zulus were unsuccessful in their resistance against Britain
What is their lack of military training and/or ill-equipped warfare
India provided these cash crops for Britain (2)
What are cotton and opium?
China was forced to sign unequal treaties that allowed Western nations to carve it up into these territories
What are spheres of influence?
The time period where Japan underwent rapid modernization and industrialization to catch up with "the West"
What is the Meiji Restoration?
This waterway provided a shortcut for ships between Europe and East Asia
What is the Suez Canal?
Menelik II was the leader of this African nation that successfully defeated European conquest by Italy because it modernized
What is Ethiopia?
Indian soldiers who originally fought for the British East India Company
Who are Sepoy?
The leaders of the anti-foreign society known as the Fists of Righteous Harmony received this name by the Westerners watching them train
What are "Boxers?"
The main reason Japan decided to modernize
What is fear? (they did not want what happened to China to happen to them)
Examples include introducing modern technology, medicine, transportation and suppressing the slave trade, tribal warfare, and unethical "cultural" practices
What are positive impacts/ pros of imperialism?
The British had to contend with the Boers and used harsh tactics to take over South Africa because it wanted these resources (2)
What are gold and diamonds?
The Indian Soldiers mutinied against the British because they feared their culture was being replaced. One of the short-term causes of this movement was due to the alleged greased rifle cartridges using product made from this.
What are cow/pig fat?
Japan sought to build an empire to fuel its industries but lacked natural resources, so they stared a war with China and annexed this country which gave them access to coal and iron ore deposits
What is Korea?
Resistance movements in Africa, India, and China can all be seen as examples of this type of movement (we learned three definitions of this concept)
What are nationalist movements?
King Leopold II of Belgium established this territory and made a fortune from extracting ivory and harvesting rubber
What is the Congo Free State?
The British East India Company was able to establish trading colonies and conquer most of India on the count of gift bombing and decline of this empire.
What is the Mughal Empire?
The right to follow one's home laws despite being in a foreign nation
What is extraterritoriality?
In 1853, the U.S. threatened Japan with military force and was granted trading rights with Japan under the command of this Commodore
Who is Matthew Perry?
The humanitarian motive that Europeans believed they had a duty to civilize non-Europeans
What is "White Man's Burden?"