Imperialism Vocabulary
The policy of extending power over another land is called...
Imperialism
What country defeated China during the Opium Wars?
Great Britain
What raw material made India valuable to Britain?
Cotton or tea
The rapid takeover of African lands by Europe was called...
The Tokugawa Shogunate banned Japanese from traveling abroad. This is an example of...
Isolation
Being exempt from local laws in a foreign country is known as...
Extraterritoriality
China was forced to sign these after losing the Opium Wars
Unequal treaties
The Sepoy Rebellion happened because soldiers were angered by...
British disrespect for Indian culture and religion
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
To divide Africa among European powers
What foreign power pressured Japan to open trade in 1853?
United States
An area where a foreign country has special economic or political privileges
Sphere of influence
Britain gained this special legal privilege in China
Extraterritoriality
After the Sepoy Rebellion, Britain gained...
Direct control over India
Who attended the Berlin Conference?
European Nations
What was Commodore Perry's purpose in his letter to the Emperor?
To open Japan to trade with the United States
These agreements forced China to give up rights after the Opium Wars
Unequal treaties
These regions of China gave foreign powers economic privileges
Spheres of Influence
Roads, railroads, and telegraphs
Who was NOT invited to the Berlin Conference?
Africans
Give one example of Westernization during the Meiji Restoration
Western clothing, haircuts, military, architecture, art, technology
The adoption of Western ideas, technology, and culture is known as...
Westernization
Name all three major results of the Opium Wars
Unequal treaties, extraterritoriality, spheres of influence
Two effects of the Sepoy Rebellion
Direct British Rule over India
Westernization of India
What was one major impact of the Berlin Conference on Africa?
New African borders causing long-term conflict in Africa
Why is the Meiji Restoration considered a turning point?
Japan left it's period of isolation and modernized rapidly to become a world power.