Quiz Flashcards

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Paternalism

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Policy in which Europeans governed weaker countries in a paternal way - idea that children can’t rule themselves

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Assimilation

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A pociy in which weaker nations are expected to give up their culture and adopt the European culture

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Colony

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a country/territory is governed internally by foreign power

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Protectorate

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(puppet state) a country/territory is governed by its own leaders but is under the power of an outside power

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Sphere of Influence

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a country/terr. where the foreign power has exclusive trading rights

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Economic imperialism

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a country/terr. is controlled by a private business rather than government

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Ethiopia

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Resistance led by King Menelik ll - obtained modern weapons -Defeated the Italians

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What 2 European countries received the lions share ?

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Britian And France

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Why Did Joseph Conrad write “The Heart of Darkness

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to expose the evils of imperialism

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Is in interest in the taking of the land for its Strategic location or products

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Southeast Asia

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What was known as the “lifeline of the British Empire”

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Suez Canal

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Was the French engineer who started the construction of the Suez Canal

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Mohammad Ali

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13
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What two large port cities did the British control in Aisa?

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Singapore and Hong Kong

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Vietnam Cambodia ans Loas made up the area known to the Europeans as

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French Indochina

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What war was fought to control the Middle East

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Crimean

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Was the name given to Indian soldiers in the British Army

17
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Is considered the Father of modern day India

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Mohandas Grandhi

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What was the purpose of the Boxer Rebellion

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Attempt to drive out all Europeans from China

The rebellion was crushed by the British

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How did Japan avoid being taken over by a European imperialist nation

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By becoming imperialistic power in Asia

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What product did the British discover that the Chinese would buy? What products did the British receive in exchange from China?

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Opium

Chinese Tea silks ans porcelain

21
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Led the Filipino nationalists in their struggle to get independence from the USA

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Emiliano Aguinaldo

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Queen ______________ was the last monarch of Hawiii

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Liluokalani

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Was an American sugar plantation over who was very instrumental in the annexation of Hawii

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Sanford Dole

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What 3 groups fought to control South Africa

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Zulu Dutch and British

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What 4 countries did USA gain
Puerto Rico Cuba Guam Philippines
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What as Sewards Folly
Paid 7$ million for ice and snow
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The western African country of __________ was started by the United States as a haven for ex-slaves
Libera
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What was the purpose major of the Berlin Conference
European nations divided up Africa among themselves
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What two valuable natural resources did South Africa contain ? What was war fought over these resources?
Gold and diamonds | Boer war
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List 6 forces of motives behind imperialism
1) Need for natural resources 2) desire for new markets 3) 'world power 4) racism 5) civilize the world 6) Christianize the heathen world
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What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
``` Indians forced to become Christians Treated as second class citizens ```
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2 negative
Forced labor slavery | Cost control of country
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2 positives
Schools - Literacy increased | Countries were modernized
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Racism was reflected in the social theory know as
Social Darwinism