General
The name of this unit
Imperialism
What kind of motivation to colonize does this quote show?
"When the whites came to our country, we had the land and they had the Bible, now we have the Bible and they have the land"
What is religious?
Lots of this made it difficult for Chinese people to resist imperialism
Opium imports by the British making many Chinese people addicted
this was the nickname for India
What is the "crown jewel" of the British Empire?
The practice of extending the power and control over a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions (taking over land)
What is imperialism?
Many Europeans wanted to convert natives to this religion
This act of resistance was a anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement in China between 1899 and 1901, which was eventually suppressed by an international coalition of forces
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
The British told Indians they were building this to help the natives, but ended up taxing the natives to pay for it and making profits for themselves
the idea that the nation (any group of people you can group together by a commonality) should control the state (gvt, laws, taxes)
What is nationalism?
This economic system requires competition between countries for colonies
What is capitalism?
China was a colony of this country.
What is nothing? Trick question - China was not a colony of any country. Many countries had spheres of influence in China, and it was a victim of economic imperialism.
1884-1885 conference where European powers gathered to divide and colonize Africa
What is the Berlin Conference?
Explain how a "sphere of influence" is different from a colony
What is: A colony is where another country has official control over a place - a sphere of influence means there is no official control, but literally another country still has influence over what happens there
List a natural resource that was needed in colonies.
What is: Gold, oil, cotton, diamonds, coffee, iron ore, copper, uranium, natural gas, and more!
This treaty ended the Opium Wars and made China a victim of economic imperialism
Explain how native people use education as a way to resist?
What is using new knowledge to resist French rule. Many early nationalists (those calling for independence from colonial rule) in Vietnam were French-trained intellectuals.
These two things explain why countries that industrialized needed colonies
What are raw materials/natural resources, and markets to sell goods?
The idea that it was the duty of white people to "civilize" native peoples, made famous by a poem
What is "the white man's burden"?
A long term effect of imperialism in China
What is the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the entire dynastic system in China, which had been around for thousands of years.
What are China and Russia?