Transcript 1) Identify three reasons for New Imperialism. nationalism, industrialism, belief

1) Identify three reasons for
New Imperialism.
nationalism, industrialism, belief
in cultural superiority, spread
religion
2) In what continent was this
new imperialism most evident?
Africa
3) What two nations started the
colonization of Africa? What
part?
GB & France, northern sections
4) What was GB’s goal in Africa?
Cape to Cairo
5) Why was China ripe for forced
trade in the 1800s?
internal turmoil
6) What was the worst example
of European exploitation in
Africa?
King Leopold in the Congo
7) What were the only two parts
of Africa not colonized by 1900?
Ethiopia and Liberia
8) What were the two clashes in
Africa that fed animosity against
GB?
Fashoda Crisis with France and
the Boer War with the Dutch
Afrikaners
9) Why was trade with China so
important to the Europeans?
Chinese goods were in high
demand in Europe
10) What was the U.S. policy for
trade in China?
Open Door Policy
11) What British settlement
came out of this policy?
Hong Kong
12) What was the Chinese
rebellion in response to the Open
Door Policy?
Boxer Rebellion
13) What were the two examples
of economically successful
colonies in the 1800s?
Dutch Indonesia and British
India
14) How did the British
“accidentally” introduce
nationalism & liberal ideas in
India?
Educating them in English in the
Western fashion
15) Why does Germany
antagonize GB in the early
1900s?
to make themselves look
powerful so GB will want to
ally with them
16) What was the cause of the
Sepoy Rebellion?
rumors about the animal fat
used on rifle cartridges
17) How did the British change
the way they ruled India after
this rebellion?
they shifted to direct rule,
placing the colonies directly
under their control
18) What are the two largest
religious groups in India? Why is
this a problem?
Hindus and Muslims, tension
between the two groups
What was the chief impact that
Hinduism had on India’s social
structure?
divided it into a rigid class
structure (castes)
What British educated Hindu
goes on to lead the Indian
Nationalist Movement?
Mohandas Gandhi
Identify three kinds of raw
materials that came out of SE
Asia.
teak wood, rubber, tin, spices,
tea, coffee
How did France first get involved
in Vietnam?
through missionaries who went
there to spread Christianity
What were the only two societies in
SE Asia ruled by Europeans in
1800?
Spanish Philippines and Dutch
East Indies
What nation took over the
Philippines from Spain in 1898?
Why did they want it?
the U.S., as a jumping off point
for trade with China?
What event in Europe weakened
the control of Spain & Portugal over
their colonies?
Napoleon’s takeover of Europe
Identify the basic class structure
of the old Spanish Empire in the
Americas.
peninsulars, creoles, mestizos,
natives
Which two groups maintained
control after the colonies gained
their independence?
peninsulars & creoles
Name the three most powerful
forces in the new “republics” of
Latin America.
army, large land owners, church
What was the large scale goal of
Bolivar and San Martin?
the liberation of all of South
America from the Europeans
How did intervention by British
businessmen keep economic
conditions the same?
Latin America was kept as the
producer of raw materials and left
under the control of the land
owning elite
Identify two of the types of raw
materials that Latin American
nations exported in large quantities.
wheat, beef, coffee, bananas, silver,
sugar
What powerful nation started to
interfere in the politics of Latin
America in the early 1900’s?
the United States
Identify three of the republics
formed from the colonies in
South America after they gained
their independence.
Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay,
Colombia, Venezuela,
Argentina, Chile
Who ruled Japan for the 200
years leading up to 1850?
the Tokugawa shogunate
What was the shogunate’s policy
towards the rest of the world?
complete isolation
What was the key factor that
caused the Japanese to open
relations with the U.S. after
Perry’s visit?
the threat of military action
How did the new Japanese
emperor refer to his
reign? What did this mean?
meiji, enlightened rule
Where did the Japanese emperor
look for models for a new
government?
the western nations
In the new Meiji government
that emerged, who had the most
power?
The executive authority, which
was the prime minister and the
other cabinet ministers
The new government of Japan
was modern and democratic in
appearance, but in reality, who
still held most of the power?
The authoritarian Sat-Cho elite
Name two specific things the
gov’t did to support growing
industry.
Subsidies, training from foreign
advisors, education
What two Japanese groups bore
the greatest burden for the
transition to a modern industrial
nation?
The farmers and the new
industrial workers
What dynasty had ruled China
for over three hundred years
prior to 1912?
the Manchu dynasty
Who were the Manchu
overthrown by in 1912?
supporters of Sun Yat Sen
What large group will the Chiang
Kai Shek and the nationalists come
into conflict with in the struggle for
control of China?
Mao Tse Tung and the
Communists