Chapter 19 - Imperialism

Question 1

Menelik II

Answer 1

baptized as Sahle Maryam, was Negus of Shewa, then Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death.

Question 2

Sphere of Influence

Answer 2

a sphere of influence (SOI) is a spatial region or concept division over which a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political exclusivity, accommodating to the interests of powers outside the borders of the state that controls it.

Question 3

Settlement Colonies

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a form of colonial formation whereby foreign people move into a region. An imperial power oversees the immigration of these settlers who consent, often only temporarily, to government by that authority.

Question 4

Dependent Colonies

Answer 4

colony in which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation.

Question 5

King Chulalonglorn

Answer 5

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua, or Rama V, was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang.

Question 6

Assimlation

Answer 6

the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

Question 7

Panama Canal

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an artificial 48-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.

Question 8

White Man’s Burden

Answer 8

a poem about the Philippine–American War, which invites the U.S. to assume colonial control of that country

Question 9

Missionary

Answer 9

a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Question 10

Meiji Restoration

Answer 10

also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event of change that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

Question 11

Samoa

Answer 11

an country comprising the westernmost group of the Samoan Islands, in Polynesia. Many of its islands have reef-bordered beaches and rugged, rainforested interiors with gorges and waterfalls.

Question 12

Guam

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a U.S. island territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific.

Question 13

Spanish-American War

Answer 13

a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.

Question 14

Sino-Japanese War

Answer 14

fought between the Qing Empire of China and the Empire of Japan, primarily over influence of Korea.

Question 15

Treaty of Shinonoseki

Answer 15

a treaty signed at the Shunpanrō hall, Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War.

Question 16

Mumbai

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(formerly called Bombay) is a densely populated city on India’s west coast.

Question 17

Bombay

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a densely populated city on India’s west coast. A financial center, it’s India’s largest city.

Question 18

Russo-Japanese War

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fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.

Question 19

Dutch East Indies

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a Dutch colony. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800.

Question 20

Treaty of Nanjing

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a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842.

Question 21

Opium War

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were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China’s sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War and the Second Opium War.

Question 22

The Taiping Rebellion

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a massive rebellion or civil war in China that lasted from 1850 to 1864 fought between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the millenarian movement of the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace.

Question 23

Open Door Policy

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a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay’s Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers.

Question 24

Self-strengthening Movement

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a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.

Question 25

Empress Cixi

Answer 25

a Chinese empress dowager and regent who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty for 47 years from 1861 until her death in 1908.

Question 26

Boxer Rebellion

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an anti-imperialist uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty.

Question 27

Rammohun Roy

Answer 27

the founder of the Brahmo Sabha movement in 1828, which engendered the Brahmo Samaj, an influential socio-religious reform movement.

Question 28

Protectorate

Answer 28

a state that is controlled and protected by another.

Question 29

Indirect Rule

Answer 29

a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.