New Imperialism

Question 1

Sepoy Mutiny

Answer 1

India vs Britain , end of foreign influence , India taken as a colony

Question 2

Opium War

Answer 2

China vs Britain , sale of drugs , China divided into spheres

Question 3

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 3

China vs. foreign powers, end of spheres , failed

Question 4

Russo-Japanese War

Answer 4

Russia vs. Japan, control of Manchuria, China– Japan won

Question 5

Sino-Japanese War

Answer 5

Korea and China vs. Japan, Japan won land including Taiwan

Question 6

Dynasty

Answer 6

ruling family in China

Question 7

Ethnocentrism

Answer 7

Belief one’s culture is superior

Question 8

Middle Kingdom

Answer 8

China’s belief in being the “center” of superior

Question 9

Social Darwinism

Answer 9

Belief that one’s race is superior than other- white european theory

Question 10

“white man’s burden”

Answer 10

racist poem

Question 11

Berlin conference

Answer 11

1884- americas was peacefully divided into colonies (by Europeans)

Question 12

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 12

baseball division of Americas by Spain and Portugal

Question 13

nationalism

Answer 13

Pride in one’s country

Question 14

Imperialism

Answer 14

One nation dominates another for economic , social, and political gain

Question 15

mercantilism

Answer 15

economic system associated with imperialism; taking colonies to gain wealth

Question 16

empire

Answer 16

vast territorial expansion

Question 17

spheres of influence

Answer 17

China, economic control areas

Question 18

Suez Canal

Answer 18

man-made waterway in Egypt- connects Atlantic to the Indian Sea

Question 19

Tokugawa isolation

Answer 19

japan’s close door policy

Question 20

Homogeneity

Answer 20

Japan “same” culture or Jean

Question 21

Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 21

Japan/USA Open Door trading policy

Question 22

M.E.I.J.I

Answer 22

Modernize , Emperor Meiji-empire, Industrialize/westernize , Japan, Imperialism

Question 23

Which geographic factors helped china remain isolated for centuries?

Answer 23

Himalayan mountains, Gobi desert , jungles , pacific ocean

Question 24

which nation controlled the largest area of land in the world just prior to World War I ?

Answer 24

England

Question 25

which is the most valuable resource in the middle east

Answer 25

Oil

Question 26

what was the primary purpose of building the Suez Canal

Answer 26

shorter trade/transport route between Europe and Asia

Question 27

why did England want control of the Suez Canal

Answer 27

safe transport, China making money , control

Question 28

which major factor allowed Europeans to dominate large areas of land in Africa and Asia during the 19th century

Answer 28

superior technology

Question 29

which would colonies of imperialist nations most often have

Answer 29

natural resources

Question 30

which major European event (started in England) lead to the age of New Imperialism

Answer 30

Industrial Revolution

Question 31

in the 19 century, which two powers were the least concerned with colonial possessions in Africa

Answer 31

USA and Russia

Question 32

which world event marks the height of new imperialism and what year

Answer 32

World war 1 and 1914

Question 33

in 1914 which two nations control the greatest amount of African territory

Answer 33

England and France

Question 34

List the major effects of imperialism on the African continent

Answer 34

- improved transportation , communication , education , and healthcare - artificial boundaries , break of tribes , tribal warfare , loss of tradition

Question 35

how did European imperialism promoted the development of nationalism in Asian and African nations

Answer 35

unintentionally united/brought people together

Question 36

why did the British want to colonize India

Answer 36

natural resources, ports, people for workers , and markets to sell to

Question 37

what were the major effects of British imperialism in India

Answer 37

- improved disputation communication health education - rise of nationalism - Parliament government

Question 38

how are the sepoy mutiny in the Boxer Rebellion similar

Answer 38

The votes against foreign influence, failed

Question 39

identify the American responsible for ending Japan's close door policy

Answer 39

Matthew Perry

Question 40

what was Japan's main reason for empire building in the late 1800s to early 1900s

Answer 40

need for natural resources

Question 41

why did China have a lasting impact on Japan

Answer 41

location , shared history , and trade

Question 42

In China, The building of the great wall, the use of the tribute system and the government support of the Boxer Rebellion are examples of the times by different dynasties to limit what

Answer 42

foreign influence/ contact

Question 43

Golden age of China under Tang and Song- list their greatest achievements.

Answer 43

Block printing , gun powder , movebale type

Question 44

why must the nation have a surplus of food before it can modernize, westernize, or industrialize

Answer 44

food before progress