Unit 6 - Age of Imperialism & Colonialism

Question 1

What is the Methodology of Imperialism/Colonialism?

Answer 1

• Indirect Rule
  -Assimilation
  -Corvee System

Question 2

Who was Cecil Rhodes?

Answer 2

• Made Fortune in Diamond Industry
• Founded De Beers Diamonds
• Founded Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
• Wanted to build British “Cape Town to Cairo” Railroad

Question 3

What were persistent problems that plague some African nations?

Answer 3

• Flag Independence
• Rouge Regimes
• Desertification
• Famine/”kwashiorkor”
  -Tsetse Fly

Question 4

Who was Mohammed Jinnah?

Answer 4

He wanted to separate India to separate Hindu and Muslim

Question 5

What was Mohammedans Gandhi and the I.N.C?

Answer 5

Nationalist movement for India to self rule

Question 6

Define Sepoy

Answer 6

Indian soldiers fighting for the British

Question 7

Who were the combatants in the Taiping Rebellion?

Answer 7

• Taiping Chinese Christian Rebels
  VS.
  -Quing dynasty

Question 8

What were the goals of the Taiping Rebellion?

Answer 8

• Social Reform
• end foot-binding
• land re-distribution
• replace Buddhism and Confucianism with Christianity

Question 9

What was the Taiping Rebellion?

Answer 9

Rebellion led by Chinese Christian (Hong Xiuquan)

Question 10

What were the 4 reasons that led to the downfall of the Quing/Manchu dynasty?

Answer 10

• Opium Wars
• Taiping Rebellion
• Sino-Japanese War
• Boxer Rebellion

Question 11

What did the Treaty of Nanking force China to do?

Answer 11

• Give Hong Kong to Britain
• Pay for war damages
• Open 4 port cities to foreign trade with low tariffs
• Extraterritoriality

Question 12

What is the Opium Wars?

Answer 12

British sell Opium (drug) to Chinese to make them addicted and end the trade imbalance

Question 13

Who was Lin Zexu?

Answer 13

Wrote to Queen Victoria begging her to end Opium traffic in China

Question 14

Who colonized Indo-China and what colonies were apart of it?

Answer 14

• France
• Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam

Question 15

What were motivating factors for colonizing Africa?

Answer 15

• White Mans Burden
• Religion

Question 16

What was the purpose of the White Mans Burden?

Answer 16

To bring cultures together to civilizations in Britain

Question 17

How do the French control colonies?

Answer 17

With Assimilation
(the mixing of colonies with French culture)

Question 18

How do the British control colonies?

Answer 18

With Indirect Rule
(ruling behind the scenes so the people don’t know)

Question 19

What is Imperialism/Colonialism?

Answer 19

Domination of political, social, and economic life of one “weaker” region by a stronger industrialized nation

Question 20

When and where did industrialized nations colonize?

Answer 20

• Africa and Asia
• During the 18th-20th centuries

Question 21

What are reasons and causes for colonizing Africa?

Answer 21

• Resources for industrial nations to a race for colonies
• White Mans Burden and Social Darwinism
• Dr. Livingstone
• Christian Missionary Efforts
• King Leopold 2 stranglehold on Congo

Question 22

Define Colonies

Answer 22

Territory settled and ruled by people from another land

Question 23

Define Protectorates

Answer 23

A country with its own government but under the control of a stronger outside power

Question 24

Define Spheres of Influence

Answer 24

Area which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges and other nations agree to respect the agreement

Question 25

Why did they colonize Africa?

Answer 25

- It was a "Dark Continent" because it was mysterious and not known -existed to pacify the "sweet tooth" of the Europenas

Question 26

What was the Corvee system in Portugal/Belgium

Answer 26

The most intolerant, brutal, and violent system as colonized people were beaten into submission with chains and clubs

Question 27

Who is Henry Stanley?

Answer 27

- Found Livingstone - Became a hero - Wrote book about finding Livingstone

Question 28

What country did King Leopold 2 nearly destroy?

Answer 28

Belgium

Question 29

Why was the Berlin Conference Held?

Answer 29

- King Leopold claims Congo - British had claimed Egypt - Eastern Question

Question 30

What were Gandhi's Tactics?

Answer 30

- Passive Resistance - Non-Violent Protests - Boycott - Hunger Strikes

Question 31

How did Gandhi's tactics inspire future generations?

Answer 31

Not Fighting Back (Rosa Parks and MLK)

Question 32

Define Levant

Answer 32

Sunrise on the East of Africa

Question 33

Define Sahel

Answer 33

Transition zone from desert to forest

Question 34

Define Mahgreb

Answer 34

Sunset on the West of Africa

Question 35

What was the Tipo TIger?

Answer 35

Represents British dying to Indians

Question 36

What is the Partition of India?

Answer 36

After independence it separated India and Pakistan

Question 37

What is the Sepoy Mutiny?

Answer 37

Hindu/Muslims rebelled because of new cartridges greased with cow and pig fat

Question 38

What is the Meaning behind: The sun never sets on the British Empire?

Answer 38

The British empire is so big around the world

Question 39

What was the British solution to trade imbalance

Answer 39

Give Opium to China to get them addicted`

Question 40

Define Trade Imbalance

Answer 40

When one colony doesn't want goods from another country but the other country wants goods from the colony

Question 41

Why did the Opium Trade Begin?

Answer 41

Trade Imbalance

Question 42

Define Kowtow

Answer 42

Bowing down to someone of power

Question 43

How does "New" imperialism different from "old" imperialism?

Answer 43

Old: God Gold and Glory New: industrialism and resources for colonies

Question 44

Who is John Bull?

Answer 44

- Fat guy in Cartoons - Uncle Sam of British Empire

Question 45

Major players in age of Imperialism?

Answer 45

Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Belgium

Question 46

Who was King Leopold 2 and what did he want?

Answer 46

- King of Belgium - Rubber and Ivory form Congo

Question 47

Who is Dr. Livingstone?

Answer 47

Wrote about his missionaries in the newspaper and then went missing and was found deathly ill

Question 48

Define Dominions

Answer 48

English colonies

Question 49

What would Europeans extract from Africa?

Answer 49

Gold, Ivory, tea, slaves, cocoa, diamond, and cotton

Question 50

What was the Ivory/Rubber Quota?

Answer 50

If you don't meet the quota your hands get chopped off

Question 51

What are the Dutch also known as?

Answer 51

- Africaners - Boers

Question 52

Who hosted the Berlin Conference?

Answer 52

Bismark

Question 53

What is the British Raj?

Answer 53

East India Co. In and Crown Out

Question 54

Who does the lion represent?

Answer 54

The British

Question 55

Who does the Tiger represent?

Answer 55

India

Question 56

What was the Scramble for Africa?

Answer 56

Everyone wanted land in Africa so they divided it amongst the nations

Question 57

What was the result of the Berlin Conference?

Answer 57

- End of Congress of Vienna's Concert of Europe - Scramble for Africa

Question 58

What was the motivation/causation of Imperialism-Colonialism?

Answer 58

- Industrial Resources - White Mans Burden - Religious Proselytizing