New Imperialism Flashcards
Sepoy Mutiny
India vs Britain , end of foreign influence , India taken as a colony
Opium War
China vs Britain , sale of drugs , China divided into spheres
Boxer Rebellion
China vs. foreign powers, end of spheres , failed
Russo-Japanese War
Russia vs. Japan, control of Manchuria, China– Japan won
Sino-Japanese War
Korea and China vs. Japan, Japan won land including Taiwan
Dynasty
ruling family in China
Ethnocentrism
Belief one’s culture is superior
Middle Kingdom
China’s belief in being the “center” of superior
Social Darwinism
Belief that one’s race is superior than other- white european theory
“white man’s burden”
racist poem
Berlin conference
1884- americas was peacefully divided into colonies (by Europeans)
Treaty of Tordesillas
baseball division of Americas by Spain and Portugal
nationalism
Pride in one’s country
Imperialism
One nation dominates another for economic , social, and political gain
mercantilism
economic system associated with imperialism; taking colonies to gain wealth
empire
vast territorial expansion
spheres of influence
China, economic control areas
Suez Canal
man-made waterway in Egypt- connects Atlantic to the Indian Sea
Tokugawa isolation
japan’s close door policy
Homogeneity
Japan “same” culture or Jean
Treaty of Kanagawa
Japan/USA Open Door trading policy
M.E.I.J.I
Modernize , Emperor Meiji-empire, Industrialize/westernize , Japan, Imperialism
Which geographic factors helped china remain isolated for centuries?
Himalayan mountains, Gobi desert , jungles , pacific ocean
which nation controlled the largest area of land in the world just prior to World War I ?
England
which is the most valuable resource in the middle east
Oil
what was the primary purpose of building the Suez Canal
shorter trade/transport route between Europe and Asia
why did England want control of the Suez Canal
safe transport, China making money , control
which major factor allowed Europeans to dominate large areas of land in Africa and Asia during the 19th century
superior technology
which would colonies of imperialist nations most often have
natural resources
which major European event (started in England) lead to the age of New Imperialism
Industrial Revolution
in the 19 century, which two powers were the least concerned with colonial possessions in Africa
USA and Russia
which world event marks the height of new imperialism and what year
World war 1 and 1914
in 1914 which two nations control the greatest amount of African territory
England and France
List the major effects of imperialism on the African continent
- improved transportation , communication , education , and healthcare
- artificial boundaries , break of tribes , tribal warfare , loss of tradition
how did European imperialism promoted the development of nationalism in Asian and African nations
unintentionally united/brought people together
why did the British want to colonize India
natural resources, ports, people for workers , and markets to sell to
what were the major effects of British imperialism in India
- improved disputation communication health education
- rise of nationalism
- Parliament government
how are the sepoy mutiny in the Boxer Rebellion similar
The votes against foreign influence, failed
identify the American responsible for ending Japan’s close door policy
Matthew Perry
what was Japan’s main reason for empire building in the late 1800s to early 1900s
need for natural resources
why did China have a lasting impact on Japan
location , shared history , and trade
In China, The building of the great wall, the use of the tribute system and the government support of the Boxer Rebellion are examples of the times by different dynasties to limit what
foreign influence/ contact
Golden age of China under Tang and Song- list their greatest achievements.
Block printing , gun powder , movebale type
why must the nation have a surplus of food before it can modernize, westernize, or industrialize
food before progress
