World History Age of Imperialism Study Guide – Flashcards
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Imperialism
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The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country. Ex: England/ India
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Nationalism
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Militarism
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Racism
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Social Darwinism
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survival of the "fittest" applied to cultures and societies.
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Quinine
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Colony
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Protectorate
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Sphere of Influence
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is what China was divided into. it refers to economic control.
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Extraterritoriality
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Economic imperialism
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Sepoys
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Missionaries
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Hutus
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Tutsis
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Opium
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an addictive narcotic drug made from the poppy plant.
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British East India Trading Company
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Dutch East India Trading Company
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Shogun
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Daimyo
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Samurai
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Suez canal
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Great Britain builds the Suez canal in Egypt in 1869. It links the Mediterranean with the red sea.
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Open Door Policy
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characters from Hotel Rwanda
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Dr.Livingstone
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Scottish Missionary. traced the course of the Congo River. sparked the interest of King Leopold II of Belgium.
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Henry Stanley
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is an american explorer who finds David Livingstone. after that experience he writes about it and it becomes very popular. Henry got Leopold II attention by going to get Livingstone in Congo.
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Leopold II
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claimed he wanted to abolish the slave trade and promote Christianity. Opened up rubber plantations throughout the Congo.
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Ram Mohun Roy
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an Indian nationalist. wrote a lot of stuff about it and started a movement. he got Indians to start thinking about them being their own group.
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Sun Yixian
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Hong Xiuquan
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was the leader of the Qing Dynasty at the time. was a village school teacher who had religious visions. He believed he was the brother of Jesus. wanted to set up the heavenly kingdom of Great peace".. by fighting. He had radical ideas for Chinese culture-land reforms, equality for women , and end of Qing Dynasty.
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Qing Dynasty
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Matthew Perry
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Emperor Mutsuhito ( later Meiji)
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Samoury Toure
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Shaka
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John Hay
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The Berlin Conference
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Boer war
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Sepoy Rebellion
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Taiping Rebellion
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Controlled large areas of china for 14 years. it was eventually defeated by the Chinese government. nearly toppled the Qing Dynasty which had ruled China since 1644. Estimated to have caused between 20-30 million deaths.
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Rebellion of 1911
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This followed the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing Dynasty attempts to enact reforms. too many enemies at this point and are inside and outside the country. many exiles were living in the U.S. and Japan. Chinese military beings a rebellion in city of Wuchang. the negotiated peace led to abdication of Chinese Emperor.
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Boxer Rebellion
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boxers also known as the " society of the Harmonious Fists" was a secret society that hated foreigners. They believed that they were invulnerable to western weapons. they wanted to "restore China's former glory." they were also secretly supported by China's government.
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Treaty of Kanagawa
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"Great Trek"
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The swadeshi
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Russo-Japanese War
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Meiji Restoration
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what were the reasons that European nations looked for areas to control through Imperialism?
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what role did nationalism and racism play in the imperialist expansion by European countries?
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what are the differences between direct and indirect imperialism?
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direct imperialism is when foreign officials are brought into rule, there is no self-rule. Their goal is to assimilate the local culture. Indirect Imperialism is when local government officials are used to rule. limited self-rule is used.Their goal is to develop future local leaders.
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what occurred at the Berlin Conference?
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Why did the Boer war happen in South Africa?
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How did the British rule in India prove both beneficial and harmful to India?
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English brought a public education system, transportation network, brought a lot railroads. banned traditional and Hindu practices, all trade had to get through England.
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what was the " Open Door Policy"?
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is when the U.S. was concerned that Europe dividing China would be mean that the United States would be excluded from trade. it demanded free trade in ports controlled by Europeans. U.S. couldn't really enforce the policy, but the Europeans didn't want war with the U.S. so they went along.
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What was the Meiji restoration and why did it happen?
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Why did the English government take away control of India from the East India Trading Company?
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What regions of Africa did France, Germany, Belgium, and England control?
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why did the Sepoy rebellion happen?
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who was Hong Xiquan and why was he important?
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what provoked the French government to take over Indochina (Vientnam)?
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they sent in a bunch of catholic missionaries and they were attacked. the french took this as a reason to move in.
