Final- Imperialism (India, china, Japan, latin america) Flashcards
The raj
Ended British control in India, India was the British crown Jewel over South Asia.
Sepoy mutiny/ rebellion
Sepoys were Indian soldiers employed by the British east India company. The rebellion occurred in India in the 1850s when Indian soldiers were forced to bite the tips of cartridges greased in animal fat to load their rifles (went against their religion) so they rebelled. The British sent troops to control the rebellion but they were suppressed and overthrown by India.
Opium wars
Opium was a narcotic taken from the poppy plant. The wars were fought between the British and Chinese over the sale of opium. The Chinese blocked ports and prevented opium imports. They mainly fought through naval battles, but the British had steam ships with better mobility and firepower. Britain defeats China and forces China to open for trade with all nations.
treaty of nanking
Ended the opium wars, Britain received Hong Kong, China had to pay reparations for the destroyed opium, and Britain received the right to use certain ports.
Sphere of influence
Sphere of influence is an outside power claims exclusive trading an investment influence
Imperialism in china
China remains committed to traditional values, loses many territorial conflicts, grants other nations spheres of influence within China, and finally accepts the necessity for reform.
Meiji restoration
Era when the emperor regained control in Japan and began modernizing through industrialization
Modernization of japan
The boxer rebellion led to modernization and reforms, which lasted until the Japanese invaded in the 1930s just before ww1. Japan considers modernization to be necessary, borrows and adapts western ways, strengthens its economic and military power, and becomes an empire builder.
Monroe doctrine
U.S idea from the 1820s that Americans would be closed to colonization any further (or America would interfere).
