Global imperialism Flashcards
(31 cards)
What were the three factors that contributed to imperialism?
Politics, religion, and economic motives
List 3 raw materials that imperial powers took from their colonies in Africa.
Rubber, gold, copper, diamonds, and other materials.
What was social Darwinism?
It fostered imperialistic expansion by proposing that some people were more fit to rule over others.
What is the world’s largest desert?
The Sahara Desert
What European country controlled Algiers?
France
In 1882 Egypt became a protectorate of which European nation?
Great Britain
What products did West Africans trade with Europeans?
Gold, ivory, salt, and cloth
What disease made it difficult to travel to the interior of Africa?
Malaria
Who was the Belgium king that turned the Congo into his own personal plantation?
King Leopold II
What two African nations remained independent of European control?
Ethiopia & Liberia
Who were the first Europeans to settle in Southern Africa?
The Dutch
Who won the Anglo-Boer War of 1899?
Great Britain
List three effects of imperialism in Africa.
There was a shortage of resources, death from non-indigenous diseases such as malaria caused many African deaths, and there was an increase of wars and revolutions.
What was the significance of the East India Company?
First European country to trade in India.
Who fought in the battle of Plassey? Who won?
Great Britain and France fought in the Battle of Plassey. Great Britain won.
What prompted the Sepoy Rebellion?
There was a rumor of the gunpowder cartridges being made from cow and pig fat.
Why was the Opium War fought? What were the results?
The Opium War was initiated by China because of Great Britain trafficking Opium into the country consequently causing China’s economy to fail. In the end, China was forced to open trade with all foreign countries.
What event in 1853 led to Japan opening trade to the West?
Commodore Matthew C. Perry led an expedition to Japan with four armadas and threatened Japan into opening up trade.
What were the goals of the Meiji leaders of Japan?
To restore Japan; modernizing, westernizing, and industrializing Japan.
How did the U.S. acquire the territory to build the Panama Canal?
In his new role, Bunau-Varilla negotiates the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903 which provided the United States with a 10-mile wide strip of land for the canal, a one-time $10 million payment to Panama, and an annual annuity of $250K.
Choose 1 country in Asia or Africa and explain how it was impacted by imperialism.
Asia:
China- Great Britain brought Opium to China, China’s economy dwindled, China went to war (Opium War) against Great Britain, Britain won; China was then forced to open trade with all foreign countries.
Imperialism
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military power.
Colony
A country or area under the full or partial control of another country.
Partition
The action or state of dividing or being divided into parts (in reference of country/government).
