Chapter 12

Question 1

new imperialism

Answer 1

-1850s (1880-1990s especially)
Britain and France
-standard of living rise
-range of consumer products becomes diverse
-only Liberia and Ethiopia, Siam, Persia and Afghanistan survived
-cruel treatment of people (Leopold II of Belgium Congo)

Question 2

causes of imperialism

Answer 2

• search for more markets
• search for more raw materials
• wanting to convert
• “keeping up with Jones” (search for status, not wanting to fall behind)
• strategic positions
• investing in capital
• social Darwinism (white man’s burden)

Question 3

British imperialism

Answer 3

• control of Suez canal, Malta, Gibraltar
• Mediterranean is now a British lake
• Boer control of south Africa (diamonds)

Question 4

French during imperialism

Answer 4

smaller, but important to trade and national pride and identity

Question 5

dutch during imperialism

Answer 5

• it not expand

- discovery of oil in east indies sustained power at higher level than Holland

Question 6

germany during imperialism

Answer 6

-booby prizes (pickings left over by french and British)

Question 7

china during imperialism

Answer 7

bad shape
trying to cope with modernity
opium war and boxer rebellion (european military interventions force china to accept european economic dominace)
-originally sphers of influence
-american suggest open door policy where everybody can trade and complete throughout CHina

Question 8

japan during imperialism

Answer 8

industrialized rapidly

became a imperial power

Question 9

USA during imperialism

Answer 9

defeated Spain and built its empire in Caribbean and pacific (panama canal)

Question 10

Italians during imperialism

Answer 10

felt left out

they tried to control Ethiopia (failed)