Lessons 1-2
Paternalistic
To view someone as a child in need of guidance
What is a Sultan?
A Muslim ruler
Who were the Zaibatsu?
Powerful business families who helped Japan industrialize.
What was the name of the indigenous population in New Zealand?
Maori
How did European governments pay for the expenses of their African colonies ?
They taxed the colonies
What is imperialism?
Policy of dominating other nations in order to gain more resources
What is a Genocide?
The systematic killing of a specific group of people
What is Extraterritoriality?
To be protected by ones own laws in another country.
What countries made up French Indochina?
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
What resources did the Dutch East India Company want out of its Southeast Asian colonies?
Coffee and spices
What did European governments want out of their African colonies?
Natural Resources as well as valuables like gold
Why did foreign interest in Persia increase during the early 1900's
Discovery of Oil
What is a Homogenous Society?
Society with a single culture
Why did the British annex New Zealand in 1840?
To stop the French or Japanese from colonizing it first
What impact did European travelers and explorers have on Africa?
People came back with stories of ancient lands filled with valuables like diamonds and gold
How did Ethiopia remain independent during the European scramble for African colonies?
Menelik II industrialized the country early to defend against Europeans
How did the British gain control of the Suez Canal?
Egyptians went into debt to build the canal, and then the British paid off that debt for control of the Suez canal.
What changes did the Meiji Restoration bring to Japan?
Industrialized Japan, adopted democratic ideas
What social changes occurred following the wars for independence in Latin America?
Military leaders create dictatorships to protect their countries and newly formed governments
Why was the Russo-Japanese War significant?
At the time, it proved that an Asian country was strong enough to defeat a European country in a war.
Think about what we learned from last chapter and then analyze how the Industrial Revolution led to the age of imperialism
Industrialization requires lots of resources to be maintained and in order to keep up countries began conquering others who had yet to industrialize.
What was one way Britain transformed agriculture in India?
Switched from food crop (meant for survival) to cash crop (meant to make $$$)
What was the significance of the Open Door Policy
The United States declared that anybody could trade freely with China, but they never consulted with the Chinese government about the decision.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Policy written in 1823 by James Monroe stating the United States would defend any nation in America fighting for independence.
Why was Social Darwinism key to the new imperialism?
Social Darwinism was the justification for nations that were taking resources from others