Ta APWH Unit 6

Question 1

Social Darwinism 6.1

Answer 1

Europeans believed it was their duty to civilize other nations (especially China and Africa) and was LO1; the justification for Imperialism

Question 2

Belgian Congo 6.2

Answer 2

King Leopold II colonized Congo in central Africa, work conditions became very harsh and people would be maimed to motivate other workers, killed 5-13 million people, LO2; Leopold tried to encourage imperialism within the Belgium gov. by conquering other nations

Question 3

Berlin Conference 6.2

Answer 3

Otto von Bismarck of Germany hosted a meeting of European powers to peacefully colonize Africa, no Africans were invited to the conference, Europeans established borders that were insignificant to people who lived there, LO2; Europe established Africa and only considered themselves, used an orderly meeting

Question 4

Settler Colonies 6.2

Answer 4

Colonies established by Europeans within their empires, French drove ottomans out of Algeria and established Algeria as a settler colony in 1870, Britain established a penal colony in Australia and eventually took over the whole continent, annexed New Zealand, LO2; Europe expanded power by conquering the nations in Africa and Australia

Question 5

Suez Canal 6.2

Answer 5

Connected Red Sea to Mediterranean Sea, project by the French which 1.5 mil Egyptians worked on, corvee laborers, Britain took over Egypt, LO2; gained access to easier travel

Question 6

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 6

Anti-reform movement in northern China, killed many Europeans and Chinese Christians tolay siege, Western and Japanese powers occupied Beijing to suppress rebellion, Boxer Protocol was a huge payment imposed to make up for all lives lost, LO3; many anti-reform movements were resistant

Question 7

Creation of Zulu Kingdom 6.3

Answer 7

Centralized state in Africa, influenced by Dutch Boers, were in conflict with British, Anglo-Zulu war, later defeated by British and became part of the British colonies, LO3; were directly resistant to British and was created due to the resistance

Question 8

Indian Rebellion of 1857 6.3

Answer 8

Violent conflict between British and Indian sepoys, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, used rifles covered in grease of cows and pigs which were sacred to Hindus and Muslims, were defeated by British, LO3; uprising of Indian nationalism and was violent resistance

Question 9

Tupac Amaru II’s Rebellion in Peru

Answer 9

Tupac Amaru II descended the last Incan ruler, Antonio Arriaga was sentenced to execution, led to Indian revolt against Spain, spread through southern Peru, him and his family were captured and he had to watch his wife and sons be executed, LO3; symbol of resistance in Latin America

Question 10

Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement 6.3

Answer 10

Xhosa peoples didn’t want to be under European rule, killed their cattle and destroyed crops, believed spirits of their ancestors would rise and get rid of British, result was famine and many people died, LO3; resistance movement of Xhosa people not wanting to be under European rule, was led by spiritual beliefs

Question 11

Export Economy 6.4

Answer 11

Demand of raw materials to be processed into manufactured goods and then exported out, based off of climates that could provide more raw materials, cotton, rubber, palm oil, ivory, minerals, diamonds, LO4; economy relied on environmental factors such as climate and abundance of raw materials

Question 12

Economic Imperialism 6.5

Answer 12

Foreign powers have great economic power, formed from reliance on raw materials, refined materials, and people, nations searched for resources outside of their boundaries, LO5; economy was based off of materials that people had to go to other regions to obtain

Question 13

Opium Wars 6.5

Answer 13

Opium became a highly addictive drug, Chinese emperor put a ban on it, Chinese gov. seized the British opium warehouse in Canton, British warships destroyed the only port that the Chinese allowed for foreign trade, LO5; China realized how much stronger governments were getting due to industrialization

Question 14

Chinese and Indian Indentured Servitude

Answer 14

Slave trade was abolished, people turned to another form of coerced labor, British relied on servants to work on plantations, used up to 500,000 Chinese and 1.5 million Indians were sent to the British colonies, LO6; British taking control over indentured servants caused them to migrate to different regions

Question 15

Migrant Workers 6.6

Answer 15

Japanese workers moved to Pacific to work on sugar plantations, Argentina was a region where many businessmen, bankers, traders, and engineers would move to, Japan created the Colonization Society, LO7; many workers moved to different regions to get away from poverty, famine, or to seek better jobs

Question 16

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 16

Many Chinese workers moved to U.S., laws were made that prohibited them from being hired, considered them dangerous, and people were encouraged to remove them, LO8; people were threatened by Chinese workers and Americans thought that it was white man’s territory

Question 17

Ethnic Enclave 6.7

Answer 17

Groups of people from same foreign country that were clustered in major cities, major cultural influence on other people, people started to adapt their traditions, LO8; wave of cultural influences such as traditions, languages, foods, etc.

Question 18

White Australia Policy 6.7

Answer 18

Believed Australia was White Man’s Land, many Chinese moved to Australia and most of them were laborers, convicts, or traders, limited number of Chinese people who could be on the ships, whites attacked Chinese, LO8; shows how resistant people were to foreign laborers, shows how historical influences have an impact on their beliefs of social hierarchies