Chapter 17 Fill in the Blank Flashcards

1
Q

The years between 1870 and 1914 were the height of the

A

age of imperialism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

One country might control the other’s

A

government, trade or culture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

By 1914, the great powers , , and controlled almost the entire world.

A

Europe, Japan, and the United States

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

By 1914, there were among the imperial powers

A

bitter rivalries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Industrialists began to look for raw materials and new markets in

A

Asia, Africa, and Latin America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Industrialists thought they should control their just as they controlled the sources of their

A

new markets

raw materials

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

accompanied industrialization

A

Rapid population growth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

, were large groups of people from one country lived together in a different country, were one way that European nations controlled foreign lands

A

Settlement colonies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

European nations also set up where a few European officials ruled the non-European peoples

A

dependent colonies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Another way to control foreign lands was to set up a , or an area where the local ruler keeps his title even though the area is really controlled by the colonizing nation

A

protectorate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The growth in that accompanied the industrial revolution provided an economic motive for imperialism, as jobs grew scarce in industrialized countries

A

population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

spread Western knowledge of medicine, hygiene, and sanitation along with Christianity

A

missionaries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Morocco’s strategic location on the made it an appealing prize

A

Strait of Gibraltar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

France promised not to get in the way of Britain’s plan for or Italy’s plan for

A

Egypt

Libya

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

The Suez Canal would go through the to connect the

A

Isthmus of Suez

Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

To avoid bankruptcy, Egypt decided to sell in the Suez canal

A

its stock

17
Q

In 1875, bought the Egyptian stock and thus gained control of the

A

Great Britain

canal

18
Q

The flowed through the Sudan and the British wanted to build along the river

A

upper Nile River

dams

19
Q

In 1898, Great Britain invaded and quickly defeated a large Sudanese army

A

the Sudan

20
Q

The outcome of the Fashoda Crisis was that and won joint control of the area.

A

Great Britain

Egypt

21
Q

West Africa had been a major center of the

A

slave trade

22
Q

When the British moved inland from the (modern Ghana) they encountered a powerful kingdom

A

Gold Coast

Ashanti

23
Q

By the early 1900’s , , , , and claimed most all of West Africa.

A

France Great Britain Germany Spain Portugal

24
Q

wrote many newspaper articles about his search for

A

Henry Stanley

Dr. David Livingstone

25
Q

IN 1652, Dutch settlers founded as for ships sailing to the

A

Capetown
a supply station
East Indies

26
Q

The Dutch settlement grew into a large colony called

A

Cape Colony

27
Q

British businessman led the movement inland.

A

Cecil Rhodes

28
Q

Within 20 years of his arrival, Rhodes completely controlled the South African production

A

diamond

29
Q

Later Rhodes organized a colony named (now called Zimbabwe)

A

Rhodesia

30
Q

In spite of many years of control, most African never accepted

A

European control