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Foreign Policy/Imperialism by the US
Imperialism in Africa
Imperialism in India
Imperialism in Japan/China
Industrial Revolution
100

An aggressive foreign policy through treaty, war, and purchases.  This was the United States' way of gaining land from coast to coast 

Manifest Destiny 

100

The first Europeans to come to the interior of Africa were ________ & _______ 

missionaries and explorers 

100

Indian soldiers hired by the British to keep an eye on trade and territories 

Sepoys 

100

This was built in China to protect the Chinese people from outsiders and Barbarians 

The Great Wall 

100

Scientific farming methods like ____ _________ maximized farmland & increased production

crop rotation 

200

This invention led to the boom in the U.S. South  

Cotton Gin 

200

 In 1884, 14 nations met at the ______ __________ to set rules for colonizing Africa 

Berlin Conference 

200

The British emphasis on cash-crop plantations led to Indian food _____ & famine 

shortages 

200

For decades, the Chinese exported goods to outsiders but refused to: 

buy European products 

200

What two main deposits of raw materials did England have on their own land? 

Iron and coal 

300

As America became more industrialized, it experienced a rise in _________ & _____________

Urbanization & immigration 

300

By 1914, Europeans controlled ___ % of Africa 

90% 

300

After the Sepoy Mutiny in 1858, the British government took control of India and ruled it directly. British rule was called the ___ and lasted until 1947 

Raj 

300
A series of battles between Great Britain and China over a certain drug that was killing millions of Chinese people over the course of 35 years 

The Opium Wars 

300

Who invented the first steam engine? 

James Watt 

400

Americans believed in _____ _________, in which they thought they had a duty to "civilize" the inferior races of the world 

Social Darwinism 

400

Cecil Rhodes worked for the British government with his Debeers Company.  What were two things he brought to Africa to create "connection"? 

Railroads and Telegraph lines 

400

This Company set up trade post in ports in India to have access to easier trade routes for the British 

The East India Company 

400
This US commodore arrived in Tokyo with well armed ships and demanded trade with the Japanese 

Matthew Perry 

400

What invention from iron allowed engineers to design more powerful machines, taller buildings & longer bridges? 

Steel 

500

America's main goal in the early 1900's was to build the _______ _______ to gain access to foreign lands.  This was an easy accessible route to travel and trade products 

Panama Canal 

500
What are some ways that Africans were influenced by Europeans? 
Built churches, schools, and hospitals.  Europeans profited off of cheap labor and raw materials. Africans were unable to rule themselves and learn certain professional skills 
500

The British caused addiction of this drug by smuggling it into China from India 

Opium 

500

Emperor Mutsuhito took control of the government & took the title of _____ (Enlightened rule0 

Meiji 

500

What was the first industry to be developed during the Industrial Revolution? 

Textiles