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Modern World History
Imperialism CH 11 & 12 Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Africans lost land and trade control (negative) Africans gained education and health care (positive) | What were some negative and positive results from European colonization in Africa? |
| warring against themselves (African tribes), different languages, low technology | What internal factors caused Africa to be more easily conquered by the Europeans? |
| natural resources or raw materials for industry | What sources were Europeans seeking in the “Scramble for Africa”? |
| Nationalism, Economic Competition, Racism, Christian Mission (spread Christianity) NERM | What factors or motives contributed to imperialism? |
| Imperialism | What was the poem The White Man’s Burden used by the Europeans to justify? |
| Advanced weapon technology, the steam engine, quinine for malaria | What were the external forces that allowed Europeans to conquer Africa? |
| The division of Africa between European nations. | What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference? |
| It was a shorter way to their colonies of India and China. | Why was the Suez Canal called the “Lifeline of the British Empire”? |
| resistence | How did the Africans initially react to Europeans’ attempt to colonize them? |
| Ethiopia and Liberia | What two African nations retained their independence during European imperialism? |
| Sepoy Mutiny | What was the event where Indian soldiers rebelled against their British officers over religious differences. British disregard for Indian religion and culture. |
| the “jewel in the crown" | What was India called because it was Britain's most valuable colony? |
| Britain had colonies in most time zones and on most continents | What does the phrase “the sun never sets on the British empire” mean? |
| Mohandas Gandhi | Who played a major role in ending British rule in India? |
| Opium | What became the first major European import to China? |
| The Boxer Rebellion | What was the name of the conflict where Chinese rebels fought (used Kung Fu) against an army of many foreign nations? |
| Japan borrowed the best of western ways for modernization. | How did Japan differ from China in its approach to the West? |
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