What is imperialism?
When a stronger country takes over a weaker one.
What is the name of the meeting where European nations led by German Otto von Bismarck divided up Africa?
The Berlin Conference
What was the Meiji Restoration?
The industrialization of Japan due to the US sending Commodore Perry to Japan to force them to trade.
What are the MAIN causes of WW1?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What were the 2 reasons the US entered WW1?
1. Sinking of the Lusitania
2. Zimmerman Telegram
What country had to sign the Treaty of Versailles and admit fault with the "War Guilt Clause"?
Germany
What is Social Darwinism?
Racial superiority where Europeans felt they were superior and meant to dominate other races. Also the idea that stronger nations should be able to take over weaker ones.
What were the Opium Wars?
When the British forced the Chinese to buy opium from them, the Chinese refused, the British get into wars with Chinese, British win and end up gaining more control in China through the Treaty of Nanking & Tietsin.
Which war was the first time in modern history an Asian country defeated a European one?
Russo-Japanese War
What are the names of the 2 alliances at the beginning of WW1?
What did the Czar of Russia have to do due to Russia's involvement in WW1 and the Russian Revolution?
Abdicate (step down) the throne.
What was a political effect of WW1?
Many answers
What are the 4 causes of "new" imperialism?
1. Economic interests
2. Nationalism
3. Humanitarian & Cultural/Religious Goals
4. Social Darwinism
Why did the "sun never set on the British Empire"?
Because they had colonies all over the world on almost every continent.
Give 3 examples of indigenous resistance movements.
Zulu Wars, Sepoy Mutiny, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Uprising, Maori Wars, etc.
What was the immediate cause of WW1?
The assassination of Austria-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian revolutionary Gavrilo Princip.
What was the Bolshevik's motto during the Russian Revolution?
"Peace, Land, and Bread"
What did the Mandate System do?
Gave the British and French control of the lands that were once part of the Ottoman Empire.
What is the difference between indirect and direct control?
Indirect control allows for local leaders and councils, direct control involves imperial/foreign leaders and forced assimilation of natives.
What policy is this image showing and what did the policy do?
Open Door Policy, the US wanted equal trading rights in China for all nations.
Name 2 places that Japan took over and 2 places the US took over.
Japan: China, Korea, Pacific Islands
US: Puerto Rico, Guam, the Phillipines
What term is this propaganda an example of and why?
Total War, people are making sacrifices at home to support the war effort.
What were 2 causes of the Russian Revolution?
Russia's involvement in WW1, Czar Nicholas II bad leadership, Rasputin, Communist revolution, people starving, bad economy
How was the punishment for Germany that the US wanted different than what the Treaty of Versailles established?
What are the 4 forms of imperialism AND what are examples of each?
1. Colony - many examples
2. Protectorate - US & Puerto Rico, Cuba
3. Spheres of Influence - UK, US, Japan in China
4. Economic Imperialism - Dole Company in Hawaii
What happened due to the Boxer Rebellion in China?
The Chinese were unsuccessful in driving out foreigners from China, foreign nations gain more control.
Describe US imperialism using at least 3 different specific terms.
Monroe Doctrine, Spanish-American War, Protectorate, Platt Amendment, Roosevelt Corollary, Panama Canal
Why was what is shown in the image necessary? Use at least 2 specific terms.
Trench Warfare was made necessary due to powerful weapons like machine guns and artillery.
What was the ultimate effect of the Russian Revolution?
Russia became the first communist country, the Soviet Union (USSR) which eventually is led by STALIN.
What are 4 things that the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to do?
Had to admit guilt for the war, (War Guilt Clause) had to give up land including colonies in Africa, had to pay reparations, had to limit its military and stop producing war materials, could not ally with Austria.