The Age Of Imperialism

Question 1

Afrikaners

Answer 1

(Also know as Boers) Dutch for “farmers”. Dutch settlers that gradually took African’s land and established large farms.

Question 2

Boers

Answer 2

(Also know as Afrikaners) Dutch for “farmers”. Dutch settlers that gradually took African’s land and established large farms.

Question 3

Battle of Adowa

Answer 3

The battle of Adowa

Question 4

Battle of Plassey

Answer 4

Britain defeats French establishing control of the East India company over the French East India Company. Assured fact that British were dominant over France.

Question 5

Belgian Congo

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Area of Africa taken over by King Leopold ll (Belgium) that was 80x larger than Belgium itself.

Question 6

Berlin Conference

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Meeting of 14 nations to divide Africa (An African representative was not included at the meeting)

Question 7

Boer war (Africa)

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War between the Boers and British over territories in Southern Africa. The British won the war.

Question 8

Boxer Rebellion (China)

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Rebellion led by “boxers” in June of 1900s. They led attacks that were suppressed by foreign powers. Boxers were defeated with thousands of Chinese dead.

Question 9

British in India- the good and bad

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Bad-

Question 10

Cecil Rhodes

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Business man and major supporter of British expansion, and thought that British were the best race. He also wanted gold and diamonds in South Africa.

Question 11

Ci Xi (China)

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Chines leader who despised foreign power and encouraged groups to overthrow imperialists.

Question 12

Colony

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Question 13

David Livingstone

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Effects of imperialism

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Question 15

Ethiopia

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Who- Only country to stay independent under Menelik ll

When-1896 after Ethiopia’s victory in the battle of Adowa against Italy

Why were they important- Ethiopia had many valuable resources and had to fight of countries trying to take control of them. They were the only country to remain independent.

Question 16

Examples of resources

Answer 16

Diamonds 
Gold 
Silver 
Ivory*
Rubber trees*

*King Leopolds main focuses in Africa

Question 17

Factors that paved the way for imperialism

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Nationalism- China

Industrial revolution- quest for resources

Religious fervor- missionaries were sent to spread Christianity by building churches and hospitals, disregarding the natives religions.

Racial and cultural superiority- (social Darwinism)

Question 18

Henry Stanley

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Sent to find Livingstone

Question 19

Imperialism

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One countries dominance of the political, social, and economic life of another country.

Question 20

Indian national congress

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Question 21

Japanese foci in the 1870s

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Question 22

Leopold ll (Berlin)

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Forms International African Association with a title made to trick Africans into thinking that they were being included. Claims the Congo Free State and used slave labor to strip Africa of its resources

Question 23

Liberia

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Who

When

Why were they important

Question 24

Matthew Perry

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U.S commodore who threatened Japan to take a letter from U.S president (ask for for free trade), and told him he would come back in a year to hear the Tokugawa shoguns reply .

Question 25

Meiji Leaders (Japan)

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Emperor Mutsuhitos focus was to modernize Japan

Question 26

Menelik ll

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Question 27

Missionaries

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People sent to spread Christianity by building churches and hospitals

Question 28

Mutsuhito

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Japanese emperor whos rule was known as the Meiji ("enlightened rule") era. His main goal was to modernize Japan.

Question 29

Opium War (China)

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Britain refused to stop trading opium to China, and this resulted in the opium war. Battles were mostly at sea, so China's boats were undeveloped compared to Britain's modern steamboats. China suffered a humiliating loss. This resulted in the treaty of Nanjing (peace treaty giving Britain Hong Kong)

Question 30

Orange Free State

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Created by the Boers after their Great Trek, along with Transvaal.

Question 31

Ottoman Empire

Answer 31

Controlled lands in Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia. Became weak due to corruption and theft (financial chaos), and was now not as modern as Europeans. Places such as Greece and Serbia gained independence and we're looking to build off of what the Ottoman Empire had done already.

Question 32

Partition

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Country with separate areas of government

Question 33

Protectorate

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A country under the partial control and protection of another nation.

Question 34

Qing dynasty

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Left China weak

Question 35

Queen Victoria

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Queen of England during the time of opium trading. Commissioner Lin sent her a letter pleading for her to help with the issues, but pleas went unanswered

Question 36

Quotes and their meanings

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Question 37

Rudyard Kipling

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Wrote the White Man's Burden.

Question 38

Russo-Japanese war

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Caused when Japan launched a surprise attack on Russian ships because the Russians refused to stay out of Korea (Japan wanted Korea as its own territory. Japan drove Russian troops out of Korea and captured most of Russia's pacific fleet. Resulted in Russia and Japan making peace negotiations. (Treaty of Portsmouth) Declared that Japan had all captured territories and Russia must stay out of Korea and withdraw from Manchuria.

Question 39

Sepoy

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Indian soldiers belonging to the British East India Company

Question 40

Sino-Japanese war

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China and Japan had signed a hands off agreement over Korea, but China broke the agreement and Japan declared war. The Japan drove China out of Korea and destroyed the Chinese navy, then signed a peace treaty giving Japan its first colonies (Taiwan and Pescadores islands)

Question 41

Social Darwinism

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Question 42

Sphere of influence

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A form of imperialism where

Question 43

Suez Canal

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The

Question 44

"Sun never sets..."

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The

Question 45

Sun yat-sen

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Chinese

Question 46

The great trek

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Boers

Question 47

The sepoy rebellion

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Sepoy mutiny

Question 48

Transvaal

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For

Question 49

Unequal treaties

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In China and Japan

Question 50

Union of South Africa

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Question 51

United league

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Question 52

Westernization

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Question 53

Wheat famine

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When people were forced to grip cash crops rather than

Question 54

Years of imperialism and why

Answer 54

1800-1914

Question 55

1911 Chinese Revolution

Answer 55

Troops destroy Qing Dynasty, and this marks the end of the Qing Dynasty.