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DEFINE buffer state
a country which acts as a neutral zone between two rival countries
IDENTIFY Emilio Aguinaldo
Philippine leader who fought against the US for independence of the Philippines
How did Social Darwinism support the new imperialism?
To answer this question, you first have to define Social Darwinism.
Social Darwinism can be summed up as "the survival of the fittest", or, "Only the strong survive."
Social Darwinism supported the ideas of new imperialism by suggesting that strong nations could and should dominate weak nations.
In 1800, only Spanish Philippines and Dutch East Indies were under imperial control. By 1900, virtually the entire area was. Which nation resisted colonialization?
Thailand under two remarkable rulers, King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn
After the Vietnamese emperor gave up some of Vietnam to French control, civilian and military officials did not agree and set up a Vietnamese organization called Can Vuoug (Save the King). They fought bravely against French rule
Why did imperialist nations want to consolidate their control over the nations they dominated?
They could achieve great economic benefits from trade and try to prevent the incursion of other economic powers.
How did the Philippines end up becoming an American colony? [Note: it is not currently]
During the Spanish-American War in 1898, US naval forces defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and turned Philippines into an American colony
DEFINE indirect rule
control by an imperial power through the use of local rulers
IDENTIFY Saya San
In Burma, Buddhist monk Saya San lead a peasant uprising against the British colonial regime many years after Britain had completed its takeover
What economic forces drove the movement of European nations to the new imperialism?
France exerted protection over which countries?
Vietnam, Cambodia, Annam, Tonkin, Laos
DEFINE protectorate
a political unit (could be a country) which depends on another for protection
What advantages (to imperial nations) were provided by indirect rule?
It was less expensive and resulted in less resistance / fewer uprisings
HOW *specifically* did new imperialism differ from the older form of imperialism?
Yes, it was more dominating...but what does that mean?
New imperialism was a more dominating form of imperialism.
In older forms of imperialism, "European states had been content...to set up a few trading posts and carry on trade."
New imperialism "sought nothing less than direct control over vast territories".
Britain caused the collapse of which Southeast Asian monarchy?
The Burmese monarchy, in what is now Myanmar
Which Southeast Asian nation was a buffer state for colonies of Britain and France?
Thailand