IMPERIALISM
A racist justification for imperialism that applied the biological ideas of natural selection and survival of the fittest to human societies.
SOCIAL DARWINISM
A name for the British rule of India
THE RAJ
The name of the war that the British began with China that resulted in a series of unequal treaties that weakened China and forced them to trade with the British.
OPIUM WAR
The M.A.I.N. causes of World War I
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Name of the last Czar of Russia
Czar Nicholas
An international conference that took place in 1884 that established rules for how European countries could claim land in Africa.
THE BERLIN CONFERENCE
Name of the company that won trading rights in India and first began imperial rule there.
THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY
The name of the treaty that ended the first Opium War
TREATY OF NANJING
This man's murder by a Serbian terrorist group is considered to be the "spark" that started WWI
ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
The vocabulary term for a Russian communist
BOLSHEVIK
A poem written by Rudyard Kipling that summarized the European view of the duties of imperial nations.
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
The name of an incident when angry Indian soldiers rose up against their British officers
SEPOY REBELLION
The name a period in Japanese history that is considered a turning point. This time period resulted in Japan reforming their country so that it could modernize, westernize and imperialize.
MEIJI RESTORATION
A type of warfare that was commonly used in WWI and resulted in a stalemate or deadlock where neither side was able to advance or defeat the other.
TRENCH WARFARE
This man was inspired by the works of Karl Marx and believed that a socialist revolution would bring the people of Russia peace and prosperity.
LENIN
Two reasons why the Industrial Revolution helped spur the era of "New Imperialism" in the 1800s.
1. provided a need for raw materials
2. provided a need for new markets to sell goods
3. provided the technological means to build empires (telegraph, steamboats, trains, machine gun)
THE PARTITION
The Japanese successfully defeated Russia and were able to take control of Korea. This war established Japan as the superpower of Asia.
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR
Two major reasons for the US entering WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania by German U-Boats
Zimmerman Telegram
Stalin's economic goals that were a successful in increasing Russia's industrial output but failed miserably in increasing agricultural output.
5 YEAR PLANS
The name for a form of imperialism where local rulers were left in place but were expected to follow the advice of European advisors on issues such as trade.
PROTECTORATE
The name of the nationalist organization in India that promoted self-rule and self-determination
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
The name of the shogun family in Japan that closed Japan to foreign influence and re established feudalism. This family kept Japan in isolation for more than 200 years.
TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
Name at least 2 countries that collapsed after WWI
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
SERBIA
The slogan of the Russian Revolution
PEACE, LAND, BREAD!