Imperial Motivations
State Expansion
Indigenous Resistance
Economic Imperialism
Migration & Its Effects
Political Cartoon Analysis
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What ideology justified European imperialism by claiming it was their duty to "civilize" non-European peoples?
the White Man's Burden/ Civilizing Mission
100
Name ONE of the nations that were able to fight off Europeans and maintain independence during the Scramble for Africa
Ethiopia or Liberia
100
As a direct political consequence of the 1857 Indian Revolt, this entity took direct control of India
the British Raj (or British government)
100
This British entity dominated trade in India and later ruled parts of the subcontinent before being dissolved in 1874
British East India Company
100
The Irish migrated in large numbers to the US in the 19th century due to this agricultural disaster
Irish Potato Famine
100
This cartoon represents this 1884-1885 meeting where European powers partitioned Africa
The Berlin Conference
200
This theory claimed that some races were naturally superior to others and used "survival of the fittest" to justify imperial rule
Social Darwinism
200
The Treaty of Nanjing led to the British acquiring this colony, which it held until 1997
Hong Kong
200
This 1857 rebellion was led by Indian soldiers against British rule
Sepoy Rebellion (Indian Revolt of 1857)
200
These conflicts were caused by Britain smuggling a highly addictive drug into China
the Opium Wars
200
This system of labor contracts brought South and East Asian workers to plantations and mines under harsh conditions
indentured servitude
200
This cartoon illustrates the effects of this 1882 U.S. law
Chinese Exclusion Act
300
Name ONE of the economic motivations that drove imperial expansion in the late 19th century
Raw materials, markets for manufactured goods, or investment opportunities
300
Belgium's King Leopold II personally controlled this African colony (must give the name the colony had while under his control)
Congo Free State
300
This was the cause of the Indian rebellion that took place in 1857
the use of animal fat in rifle cartridges
300
The Belgian Congo became infamous for its brutal forced labor system centered on the extraction of what resource?
rubber
300
Chinese immigrants in the US faced legal restrictions with this 1882 law, which banned most Chinese immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act
300
This cartoon is referring to which policy established by President Theodore Roosevelt to keep European powers out of Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
400
This 1884 conference was responsible for dividing Africa among European powers
Berlin Conference
400
A form of imperial control where a country has its own internal government but is under the control or protection of an outside power
protectorate
400
this anti-imperialist uprising in China targeted foreign missionaries, businesses, and diplomats, leading to an international military intervention
the Boxer Rebellion
400
The US issued this policy in 1899, which aimed to keep China open to trade with all nations equally
Open Door Policy
400
The White Australia Policy, implemented in the early 20th century, sought to limit immigration from which regions?
Asia and the Pacific Islands
400
Featuring Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, this cartoon illustrates the role of what tactic used to push the U.S. towards the Spanish-American War
Yellow Press (or Yellow Journalism)
500
This term best describes the British governing strategy in colonies, where local rulers were allowed to maintain their positions but remained under imperial control
indirect rule
500
The United States expanded its global influence after the Spanish-American War, gaining control over these three major territories
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
500
In the late 19th century, this leader of the Ashanti Empire in West Africa led a rebellion against British colonial expansion
Yaa Asantewaa
500
What type of colonies were set up at allowed China to remain politically independent, but economically dominated by foreign powers?
spheres of influence
500
Because global migration was predominantly male, changing demographics caused this effect on the societies that migrants left behind
women take on new gender roles and societal responsibilities (role of women expanded)
500
This cartoon serves as a critique of this 19th century anti-immigrant ideology
nativism