AP World - New Imperialism

Question 1

Scramble for Colonies

Answer 1

Rivalries between European countries occur in non- Western territories as Europeans try to dominate non-Western reigions

Question 2

Social Darwinism

Answer 2

incorrect application of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection to race

Question 3

Physiognomy

Answer 3

assessment of person’s character based upon physical qualitiesor traits

Question 4

Battle of Plassey

Answer 4

gave the british control of Bengal

Question 5

Sepoy Rebellion

Answer 5

revolt by Indian soldiers in the British army, leads to dissolution of British East India Company

Question 6

Scramble for Africa

Answer 6

European clash over African colonies as Africa offered raw materials and young markets

Question 7

Berlin Conference

Answer 7

organized by Otto van Bismark partitioned Africa into colonies controlled by Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Spain

Question 8

Belgium’s King Leopold II

Answer 8

wanted to exploit ivory market and rubber exports

Question 9

Boers

Answer 9

Dutch settlers in South Africa; gradually moved to the interior from the coast

Question 10

Great Trek

Answer 10

Boers migrated further into the interior of South Africa and encountered Zulu

Question 11

Boer War

Answer 11

occurred when the Boers declared war on the British for invading their republics and interfering with Boer interests

Question 12

Captain James Cook

Answer 12

anchored on Austtailia’s southeast shore

Question 13

White Austrailia policy

Answer 13

forbid people of non-European origin from immigrating to Austrailia

Question 14

New Zealand Wars

Answer 14

wars between Maori and British colonizers as a result of Maori nationalism, Moari are displaced but endure

Question 15

Dominion of Canada

Answer 15

Unification partly due to fear that America would invade again, British did not want Canada to have a revolution

Question 16

Panama Canal

Answer 16

opened in 1908; shotens route between Atlantic and Pacific

Question 17

Sino Japanese War

Answer 17

Japan needs raw materials and defeats China for influence and territory in Korea

Question 18

Russo-Japanese WAr

Answer 18

Japan became concerned about Russia power extending into Korea and unexpectedly beat Russia for territory in Manchuria and Korea

Question 19

Ram Mohun Roy

Answer 19

one of teh earliest Indian nationalists

Question 20

Samory Toure

Answer 20

A Muslim reformer and military leader who resisted French colonial expansion

Question 21

Ashanti Queen Yaa Asantewaa

Answer 21

waged the War of the Golden Stool against the British in an attempt to reclaim independence and protect the Golden Stool

Question 22

Sokoto Caliphate

Answer 22

in modern day Nigeria was established to unify Islamic regions

Question 23

Xhosa Catle Killing Movement

Answer 23

belief spread throughout community that killing cattle would rid imperialists of the region and sweeo them into the sea

Question 24

Self Strengthing Movement

Answer 24

Qing officials and elite encouraged Western investments and modernization of army

Question 25

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 25

society tries to destroy Qing but led to Europeans having greater control

Question 26

Lola Rodrigueuz de Tio

Answer 26

femalepoet, supported Cuban independence

Question 27

George Macartney

Answer 27

Englishman who led delegation; first envoy to China

Question 28

Macartney’s Mission

Answer 28

goal was to open up China to Great Britain further and encourage Chinese to want more British goods

Question 29

First Opium Wat

Answer 29

between Chinese and British; Chinese were defeated

Question 30

Treaty of Nanking

Answer 30

Hong King is a British colony dedicated to European trade; extraterritoiriality rights

Question 31

Kamehameha I

Answer 31

unified Hawaiian islands for the British

Question 32

Porfirio Diaz

Answer 32

Mexican leader that encouraged foreign investments and soon became dependent on capital from other countries

Question 33

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 33

prohibited the immigration of all Chinese laborers

Question 34

Great Boom

Answer 34

Latin America experienced tremendous spurts of economic and urban growth

Question 35

Positivism

Answer 35

European philosophy that stressed observation and scientific approach to problems of society

Question 36

Slavery Abolition Act

Answer 36

Led for the British Empire to need workers, recruited Indians