Motives for Imperialism
The desire to have colonies to expand land and power would fall under what category of motivation for imperialism?
What is political motivation?
This waterway connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
What is the Suez Canal?
This is the island that the British gained control over after the first opium war.
What is Hong Kong?
Love of nation.
What is nationalism?
The sun never sets on this place.
What is the British Empire?
This is the racist belief that certain groups are inherently less worthy than others.
What is social darwinism?
This colony was under the Co-dominion of Egypt and Britain.
What is Sudan?
This is the name of the policy that allowed for trade with China
What is Open Door policy?
This is what it is called what a country is directly ruling in another place.
What is a colony?
This is the natural resource that King Leopold sought to control in the Congo
What is rubber?
This event made the rules for the division of Africa, so that nations wouldn't go to war with each other over their colonies.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This was the name of the Ethiopian king who resisted imperialism
Who is Emperor Menelik?
This is the substance that the British wanted to trade in China.
What is opium?
This is what it is called when the trade in a place is controlled by another country.
What is sphere of influence?
This was the word for Indian soldiers
Who are sepoys?
This event caused for an increase in need for raw materials.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This was the name for the group of descendants of Dutch farmers.
Who are the Boers?
This was an uprising by a Chinese secret society who wanted foreigners OUT.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
This is what it is called when a country controls the government in a place, but the government is immediately run by local officials.
What is a protectorate?
This is the newest country in the world.
What is South Sudan?
This was a poem written by Rudyard Kipling.
What is White Man's Burden?
These are the two countries that were not colonized. (must get BOTH or no points)
What are Liberia and Ethiopia?
This man travelled to Japan to attempt to open trade.
Who is Matthew Perry?
This is what it is called when a group of people share a common sense of destiny.
What is a nation?
This happened because a group of people in Turkey were accused of assisting a Russian plot
What is the Armenian Genocide?