wh 27 Flashcards
which 2 countries in Africa avoided European colonization
Liberia and Ethiopia
Which 2 countries in Asia avoided European colonization
Thailand and Japan
At one point how much of earth was under British control
25%
Which elected leader in Mexico reduced the power of the military, separated church and state, and defeated the french
Benito Juarez
Which leader in mexico limite individual freedoms and made economic advances that did not beneft most mexicans, his rule led to the exican revolution
Porfirio Daz
Imperialism
one country domination of the political, economic, and social life of another country
colony
colonized by imperial power
protectorate
own gov but foreign affairs run by imperial power
sphere of influence
imperial power had exclusive trade rights in a given region of a country
Boxer rebellion
failed Chinese rebellion against westerners in beijing
Sun Yat-sen
chinese revolutionary
culture system
system of forced labor Dutch used to get raw materials in SE Asia
westernization
the spread of European civilization
pancho villa
Radical reformer during mexican revolution
4 countries that had colonies in Africa
Britain, spain, portugal, Germany, France, Italy Belgium
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4 countries that had colonies in SE Asia
Britian, the dutch, Spain, France
4 countries with spheres of influence in china
Britian, France, Germany, Russia
Five sentences
Why was Japan able to become a world power after the Meji Restoration
strong army and navy, fighting and winning two wars, one of them against the very powerful Russia, this meant they established full Independence in foreign affairs , adopted a constitution and a parliamentary system
Two Paragraph
What were the causes and effects of imperialism
many reasons for imperialism, wanted to expand beyond borders, new markets and trading opportunistic, different goods in different areas, Converting people to religions like Christianity, Europe big imperial power because they were more technologically advanced than most of the world
Many effects, Europeans profited from mining, plantations, factories, and ports, Africans paid high taxes and got low wages, Many Africans became Christians, Africans resented Europeans
