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Causes of
Imperialism
The Scramble for Africa
Africa Cont.
Asia
Asia Cont.
100
Powerful countries taking over less powerful countries is called...?
Imperialism
100
Which two African countries were never taken over by a European power?
Liberia and Ethiopia
100
Who controlled Egypt?
British
100
Which country was known as "the crown jewel of the British empire"?
India
100
Which country was a role model for other Asian countries?
Japan
200
What weapon tips the balance and results in European military advantage?
Machine gun
200
Who led Egyptians to their independence?
Muhammad Ali
200
Which country ended up with the most colonies in Africa?
France
200
What British good were the Chinese interested in?
Opium
200
What did the Meji Restoration do?
They modernized Japan
300
What event caused the European standard of living to skyrocket in comparison to the rest of the world?
The Industrial Revolution
300
Why did the British call the Suez Canal "the lifeline of the British Empire"?
It was a shortcut to their most important colony, India
300
What was Cecil Rhodes' goal?
To build a transcontinental railroad from Cape Town to Cairo, and have all the land that the railroad went through be British land
300
What was the Europeans' response to the U.S.'s Open Door Policy?
They laughed at the U.S.
300
Where does the term "posh" come from?
People with "posh accomadations" traveled port out, starboard home when traveling from Britain to India and back
400
What raw material did Europeans need to get elsewhere due to the fact that it comes from a tree that only grows in tropical climates?
Rubber
400
What was the goal of Burton and Speke's expedition?
To find where the Nile River started
400
Why did the Belgium government have to take the Congo away from Leopold II?
The government found out that the locals of Congo were being treated harshly by agents of Leopold II
400
What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion?
Chinese wanted to get the foreigners out of China
400
What were the effects of Sun Yet Schen's rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty?
It ended the Manchu Dynasty and set up democracy in China
500
What was the White Mans Burden?
The idea that it was the European's responsibility to civilize nonwhite people and raise their standard of living
500
How did Henry Stanley make a name for himself?
His expedition of successfully finding Dr. Livingston
500
What almost happened in Sudan between the British and the French?
They almost went to war and started World War I
500
What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?
The Sepoy army found out that their cartridges were greased with pig and cow fat (Offended certain religions such as Muslims and Hindus)
500
What did the Chinese think of anyone who wasn't Chinese?
They thought they were barbarians who had nothing of value