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Vocabulary
Africa
China
India
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100

What Vocabulary word is defined hee:

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Imperialism

100
Share 2 reasons why Europeans wanted control in Africa

1) Missionaries to convert Africa to Christianity 

2) Money from natural resources

3) Need for raw materials to produce goods

4) Trade Policies in Africa

100

What was the #1 reason why European nations were so interested in China?

TEA

100
What were Indian soldiers referred to as?

Sepoys


100

What is the name of the unit we are currently in?

New Imperialism


200

What vocabulary word is defined here:

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.

Nationalism

200

In the beginning, share 2 reasons why Europeans were discouraged from exploring Africa

1) Diseases

2) The Climate/Geography

200

What item did the British force trade upon with China?

Opium

200

What was the name of the monopoly company that traded in India? 

British East India Company


200

What day is Thanksgiving?

Thursday, 11/25

300

What vocabulary word is defined here: 

governments and states expand their territory, power, wealth or influence through economic growth, soft power, military empire-building or colonialism

Expansionism


300

What is the phrase given to express Europeans beginning to claim their territories in Africa?

Scramble for Africa


300

Define the "Open Door Policy" 

Chinese nation would be open for trade to everyone on an equal basis
300
What was the name of the British government that was setup in India, where a viceroy was the British ruler serving in the name of the queen?

British Raj

300

Name all 3 regions in which we studied European Imperialism

India, China, Africa

400

What vocabulary word is defined here:

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Indigenous


400

Describe what occurred at the Berlin Conference and why it was problematic.

14 European nations were present to discuss the division of resources and land among the Western countries of Africa


Africans were not represented at the conference


400

Describe why there was a trade imbalance between China and British

British bought a lot of Chinese goods. 

British tried to sell more of their products to China, but China did not have a demand for British goods. 


400
Name 2 specific reasons why Indian sepoys were discontent with British presence.

1) British were required to travel overseas (offensive to their religion)

2) British allowed widows to remarry (insulting to religion)

3) British gave them rifles where they had to bite off cartridges (greased with animal fat) - pigs were forbidden to eat

400

What were the 4 main factors/reasons for New Imperialism?

1) Political/Military

2) Economic

3) Humanitarian/Religious

4) Influence of Social Darwinism

500

Which type of imperial rule is defined here:

Area in which outside power claims exclusive investment/trading privileges


Sphere of Influence


500

What happened in the Congo of Africa?

Missionary Leopold exploited the Congo for their rubber. He wanted private ownership of the region and beat or mutilated any unwilling laborers/slaves.

500

Identify 2 specific effects of the Treaty of Nanjing

1) British gains Hong Kong

2) British receives $ for their losses in the war

3) China opens ports for foreign trade

4) British gains same rights that China gives to other nations


500

What was the name of the event in which Indian soldiers rallied against the British officers?

Sepoy Rebellion

500

List the 4 types of Imperial Rule that existed.

Indirect Rule, Direct Rule, Protectorate, Sphere of Influence