imperialism III Flashcards
how many foreigners for every native hawaiians?
3 foreigners for every 1 native hawaiian.
Why was the Middle East vulnerable to imperialism by European countries?
It had not modernized
It was technologically-stagnated
Japan waged war with these three countries after Japan had become bigly
Korea
China
Russia
what are the true discoveries in the Congo? (6 things)
Severe punishments
Overwhelmed Belgium soldiers
Slavery
Unfair taxes on trade
Executions
Rape and murder of women
Yellow journalism is today’s ___?
today’s fake news
What (3 things) did King Leopold from Belgium tell other nations at the Berlin Conference regarding the Congo?
He wanted it for humanitarian reasons
He would not tax trade
He wanted it for philanthropy work (charity)
Menelik II was emperor of ___?
emperor of congo
why did King Leopold of Belgium grab Congo for himself?
The Belgium government did not want a colony overseas
Why did American business owners in Hawaii want Hawaii to become part of the USA?
So their sugar wasn’t taxed when exported to USA
who did Britain consider “Jewel in the Crown”?
India
Who helped American business sugar owners in Hawaii overthrow the Queen?
the US marines
What did the Spanish Ambassador write in a letter that angered Americans when the letter was published in yellow journalism newspaper?
the US president is weak
What was the plan of American sugar business owners in Hawaii in order for Hawaii to become part of the USA?
Have the King agree that only landowners can vote for annexation
What was Commissioner Lin’s letter to Queen Victoria was about?
opium
Why did the US and the Philippines enter into a war?
Philippines wanted to be independent after Spain left
What triggered a US war with Spain?
Trade war
What did American journalist George Washington Williams discover when he went to the Congo?
A well-organized economic system with fair trade
As a result of the Spanish-American war, what was given to the US by Spain?
Philippines
As a result of the Spanish-American war, what was made into a US protectorate?
Cuba
As a result of the Spanish-American war, what was purchased by US for lots of money?
Puerto Rico
Guam
Who’s Matthew Perry?
US commander who insisted on Japan opening up ports for US trade
Who ended up helping the Filipinos during the US war with the Philippines?
Black American soldiers
True or False: Ethiopia at the late 1880s. (when it was trying to fend off imperialist countries) was already modernized with railways, electricity, telephone wires.
true
