Imperialism Flashcards
David Livingstone explored southern Africa on three different expeditions from
1814-1873
______ Abolished the slave trade and declared slavery against the law in all its possessions during the 1800s. And more and more people learned about the inhuman conditions forced upon captive Africans.
Great Britain
Name the two countries that maintain their independence while european imperialism divided up africa
Ethiopia and Liberia
The ___ Company, the English company chartered to trade and Asia, opened Chinese trade markets by addicting the Chinese to a narcotic known as ______
East India
Opium
What countries carried out imperialism in africa?
Great Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, and Portugal
President Wilson sent American troops to capture Francisco “Poncho” Villa because
Villa had killed Americans after they sided with the opposite side
The Pacific Rim is the land surrounding the Pacific Ocean- especially those in Asia
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Adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit
Annexation
Adoption of a conqueror’s culture by a conquered People or a policy in which a nation forces or encourages a subject People to adopt its institution and customs
Assimilation
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially
Imperialism