Imperialism Main Events

Question 1

Opium War

Answer 1

Location: China
Involved: British + China
Cause: British wanted Chinese tea, but China didn’t want British goods
Main Events: Britain uses opium from india, china sends an army, the british use the Nemisis and rocket launchers to crush them
Outcome: treaty of Nanjing [5 ports for trade + extraterritorial rights]

Question 2

Crimean War

Answer 2

Location: Crimea
Involved: Russia, Britain, France, Ottoman Empire
Cause of Conflict: Russia wanted a warm water port
Main Events: Women nurses, 1st war covered by newspapers (due to telegraphs), 1st time trains were used to transport soldiers
Outcome: Revealed weakness in ottoman empire

Question 3

Sepoy Rebellion

Answer 3

Location: India
Involved: Britain, India
Cause: Britain violated Hindu+muslim religions
Main Events: The sepoys fail to unite
Outcome: Britain took over, established direct rule

Question 4

Suez Canal

Answer 4

Location: Egypt
Involved: Britain, France Egypt
Cause: Britain wanted control of the Suez canal to access colonies
Main Events: Egyptian bank goes bankrupt, Britain buys the majority of shares
Outcome: Britain gets control of the canal and Britain and France treat egypt like a puppet

Question 5

Ethopia

Answer 5

Location: Ethopia
Involved: Italy, Ethopia, Russia
Cause: Italy changed a land agreement with an Eithopian king
main events: Eithopia modernizes, defeats italian army at the battle of adowa
Outcome: Eithopia is modernized