The movement of Euroean nations into the interior of Africa is often called the ________?
Scramble for Africa
100
What highly addictive drug did the British begin to sell to the Chinese in the late 1800s?
Opium
100
The part of India that was under direct British rule from 1757 to 1947 is referred to as ______
The Raj
100
In the new phase of Western expansion during the nineteenth-century, European nations began to view Asian and African societies as a market for ____________
Western manufactured goods
100
Which nation had the largest empire?
Britain
200
The colonization of Africa created tension between European countries and was a major cause of what major event?
World War I
200
What was the only Chinese port where Europeans could trade prior to European Imperialism?
Canton
200
Indian soldiers who served in the army of Europeans were known as ___________.
Sepoys
200
During the 100 Days of Reform in China, how did the Empress Dowager Ci Xi respond to reform efforts?
She blocked the reform efforts of emperor Guang Xu
200
What two nations battled over control of India?
Britain and France
300
What were the three methods used by European nations to control Africa?
1. colony
2. sphere of influence
3. alliance
300
What was the result of the Treaty of Tientsin?
Opium was legalized in China
300
The British used a technique know as _______________ which included controlling India’s foreign trade and using its armies to control the local government.
commercial colonization
300
The Japanese government saw the growth of industry as a way to ______________
create a strong state capable of fighting the Western powers
300
What were the factors that led to the failure of the Sepoy Mutiny?
1. lack of organization among the Indian troops
2. rivalries between Hindus and Muslims
400
Which term describes the European belief that it was their duty to bring western civilization to the rest of the world?
White Man's Burden
400
What were the three most significant trade goods that China supplied to the Europeans?
1. silk
2. spices
3. porcelain
400
What prevented Europeans from posing a threat to India prior to the 1700s?
the power of the Mughal Empire
400
How did the arrival of Westerners to China affect the Chinese economy?
1. introduced modern transportation and communication
2. created a market for Opium
400
Britain saw the Suez Canal primarily as a lifeline to what colony?
India
500
What difficulties did Europeans face when attempting to move to the interior of Africa?
disease and African resistance
500
Following the Revolution of 1911, what were the “Three Principles of the People”?
1. political unity
2. democracy
3. a basic living for all Chinese
500
Who was the employee of the British East India Company that led to military effort to colonize India?
Robert Clive
500
What was the main achievement of the Treaty of Kanagawa?
It opened Japan to American trade
500
Name one world power that did not participate in the colonization of Africa.