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World HistoryST-U10
World History ST Unit 10 Chap 1 & 2 p.476-488
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| imperialism | one country controls another |
| cololny | settlement of people governed by another nation |
| sphere of influence | area where one nation has influence over another |
| Boers | descendants of the Dutch who lived in South Africa |
| Open Door Policy | keeping trade with China open to all antions |
| opium | drug derived from a poppy plant, habit forming, (heroin is made from opium) |
| Opium War | war between England and China because |
| Treaty of Nanjing | China was forced to give up some of its territory (Hong Kong), China was humiliated |
| Taiping Rebellion | attempt by some to bring land reform to China |
| Why did industrialized nations want new nations? | the countries wanted new territories to get raw materials/natural resources to make products and markets to sell products |
| What chain of events in China opened the door to imperialism? | corruption in the Manchu Dynasty trade with Great Britain weapons couldn't match those of the British Treaty of Nanjing |
| The Boxer Rebellion: What were the causes and results of this uprising? | the Chinese people were angry because foreigners influenced the country and destroyed the Chinese way of life; many foreigners were killed, but the Boxer Rebellion failed. Chinese realized they needed to change |