Unit 12 Review Questions Flashcards
What motives caused the nations of Europe to engage in Imperialist activities
The saw Africa as a source of raw materials and as a market for industrialized products
What effect did the Boer War have on Africans
The Boer war caused 14,000 African deaths, and also changed the political social and economic aspects of their lives
What are the forms of imperial rule
The forms of imperial rule were colony sphere of rule protectorate and economic imperialism
How did Ethiopia resist european rule so successfully
Menelik the second successfully played the Italians french and British against each other and he stockpiled weaponry
Why did the European nations have an interest in controlling the Muslim lands
The Ottoman Empire had lost it power. Europeans wanted the land because the ottomans controller access to the Mediterranean and Atlantic sea trade
What methods did the Muslim leaders use to try to prevent European imperialism
They fought the Crimean war, Afghanistan used its terrain to fight the British and the Persians set up a tobacco boycott
How was the economy of India transformed by the British
Indian competition with British goods was prohibited so many Indian textiles went out of business. India also traded raw products to Europe and Asia
What caused the sepoy mutiny
The British covered the cartridges of the rifles with beef and pork fat which the Hindus and muslims food not eat. Also the spots were tired of feeling like second class citizens in their own country
How do Siam manage to remain independent when others countries in the area were colonized
Siamese kings skillfully player Siam as a neutral zone between the french and the British, who controlled Burma and the frenchaindochina surrounding siam
Describe the attitudes held by the Americans about colonizing other lands
Some Americans thought the US should colonize as much as Europe did, and fulfill its destiny as a world power. Other Americans thought the US should colonize for the trade possibilities and the opening of new markets. Most Americans disliked the idea of colonizing however because they had to fight for their independence from a Great Britain, when America was a colony
