The takeover of a country by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people and nation.
What is imperialism?
100
The application of survival of the fittest and natural selection to human beings.
What is Social Darwinism?
100
The scientist who came up with the ideas of survival of the fittest and natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
100
European nations scrambled for pieces of this land to boost their own national power during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
What is Africa?
100
This war involved Chinese and British disputes over an addictive drug.
What is the Opium War?
200
This revolution influenced the spread of Imperialism because there was a greater need for raw materials to fuel the economies of Europe.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
200
The idea, inspired from a poem by Rudyard Kipling, that suggested that white people had the responsibility of taking care of other races.
What is the White Man's Burden?
200
This king purchased the Congo for his own personal economic gains. His rule over "The Congo Free Sate" is known as one of the most brutal examples of colonial rule in history.
Who is King Leopold II?
200
The term used to describe different cultural influences in China.
What are spheres of influence?
200
War between the Dutch and British over South Africa.
What is the Boer War?
300
At this conference, European nations divided up the land of Africa amongst themselves without any African leaders present.
What is the Berlin Conference?
300
The term given to the time when European countries all rushed to colonize the African continent.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
300
This man used Social Darwinism to justify imperialism.
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
300
Name the three major regions that were imperialized during this time
What is Africa, China, India?
300
The company, supported by Britain, who was in charge of trade and commerce in India.
What is the British East India Company?
400
People sent on a religious mission to spread Christianity in another country
What is a missionary?
400
The event that describes the rebellion of British-Indian soldiers, mainly due to religious reasons.
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
400
This man was a philanthropist, explorer, and missionary who traveled Africa for over 30 years. His goals were to end slavery, spread Christianity, and find the source of the Nile.
Who is Dr. David Livingstone?!
400
A grouping of islands. (Example: Japan)
What is an archipelago?
500
A policy of governing that considers those whom are governed as children and unable to handle the complex business of running a country.
What is paternalism?
500
The man known for the open door policy in China.
Who is John Hay?
500
This American Journalist from the New York Herald was assigned to find Dr. Livingstone after the famous explorer had gone missing for three years.
Who is Henry Stanley?
500
This country was targeted by many countries because of it's access to trading ports.