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World History Ch 24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | THE DOMINATION OF ONE COUNTRY BY ANOTHER |
| Protectorate | A FORM OF IMPERIAL RULE IN WHICH LOCAL RULERS ARE LEFT IN PLACE BUT EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE EUROPEAN ADVISORS |
| Sphere of influence | AN AREA IN WHICH AN OUTSIDE POWER CLAIMED EXCLUSIVE INVESTMENT OR TRADING PRIVILEGES |
| How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to imperialism? | Industrialized countries sought new markets |
| Many Western leaders felt they needed colonies and a global empire to: | strengthen national security |
| Most Westerners felt that their culture was: | better than non-Western cultures |
| In the 1800s, empires in the Middle East, India, Africa, and China had: | grown weak and disorganized |
| Western critics of imperialism complained that: | colonialism was immoral |
| The method used by France to rule colonies was: | designed to impose French culture on the colonies |
| The British governed their colonies by: | using local rulers |
| A famous missionary and explorer | David Livingstone |
| Leader of West African resistance to colonial rule | Samori Toure |
| Helped set up a powerful Muslim state in Nigeria | Usman dan Fodio |
| The upper class | elite |
| Ruthless and brilliant leader of the Zulus | Shaka |
| What weakened the Asante kingdom? | tributary states looking for help to defeat their Asante rulers |
| Christian missionary groups followed explorers to Africa in order to: | convert Africans to Christianity |
| What event began the European stampede for colonies in Africa? | Belgian King Leopold II’s activities in the Congo |
| Which country controlled much of northern and west-central Africa? | France |
| Why was Ethiopia able to maintain its independence from Italy? | Menelik II had worked to modernize it. |
| An attempt to destroy a political, racial, or cultural group is called: | genocide |
| Provincial rulers in the Ottoman empire were known as: | pashas |
| Often called the father of modern Egypt: | Muhammad Ali |
| Colonies were often forced to grant a _____, or a special economic right, to a ruling power. | concession |
| A leader in Sudan announced he was the ____, the long-awaited savior of the Islamic faith. | Mahdi |
| The Wahhabi reform movement, which began in Arabia, sought to: | return to the simplicity and purity of Muhammad’s teachings |
| What force began to tear apart the Ottoman empire in the 1800s? | nationalism |
| What group became a victim of genocide by the Turks? | The Armenians |
| How did Britain gain control of the Suez Canal? | It bought shares in the canal from Egypt |
| Foreign interest in Persia increased after: | oil was discovered |
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