chapters 19+20 test Flashcards
Jefferson purchased more than 800,000square miles of French territory west of the Mississippi river from Napoleon for 15 million
Louisiana purchase (1803)
Famous christian missionary
David Livingstone
Who made the open door policy
US
East Indian company ran _____ for great Britain
India
Who opened Japan to trade?
Matthew perry
European domination dominates mostly ____
Africa
Set the rule for division of Africa
Berlin conference
14 countris meet 1884-85
Berlin conference
What is nationalism
pride or devotion to ones nation
What is imperialism
making a territory or land that doesn’t belongnto you
Why did imperialism become popular?
nationalism motivated european nations to compete for colonial possessions
Forms of imperialism?
- colonies (mother country dominates everything)
- protectorates (18 year old living with parents)
- spheres of influence (mother country doesn’t intervene)
After Napoleon failed to take Egypt, a new leader emerged. Who?
Muhammid Ali
Britain cherished India at first for its _____ rather than its profit
potential
Society of the righteous and harmonious fists
boxers