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History Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Economic Imperialism | Independent but less developed nations controlled by private business interests rather than by other governments; examples include British East India Company influence in India, Banana Republics in Honduras |
| Social Darwinism | The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their racism and imperialist expansion |
| Civilizing Mission | the concept that Western nations could bring "advanced" science and economic development to non-Western parts of the world that justified imperial administration; included notion that colonialism was a duty for Europeans and a benefit for the colonized. |
| White Man's Burden | idea that Europeans had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those "less civilized;" originally coined by a British poet and writer named Rudyard Kipling in his poem of the same name |
| Belgian Congo | Exploited by King Leopold II of Belgium under the Berlin Act, Leopold was supposed to act as a trustee. He violated the agreement and stripped the country of its resources (namely rubber and ivory) while mutilating and enslaving the people of the Congo |
| Settler Colony | Type of colonialism in which foreign settlers move to and permanently reside in their non-native land in order to strengthen the dominance of a colonial power; used to replace existing population of a region in cases when the land is already inhabited |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils" and all foreign influence in China. The rebellion was ended by British troops; led to decreased power and influence of the Qing Dynasty |
| Taiping Rebellion | 14 year revolt by the people of China against the ruling Manchu Dynasty due to their failure to deal effectively with the opium problems. Was a failure; 20-30 million soldiers and civilians died and it greatly weakened China and the Qing Dynasty |
| Spheres of Influence | areas in China where a foreign nations controlled economic developments such as trade, railroad construction, and mining; established after China lost the Opium Wars |
| ethnic enclave | A place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area; a result of migration movements driven by industrialization (ex: Little Italy, China Town, etc) |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | (1882) The US denied any Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate; reaction to migrations driven by industrialization in the 19th and 20th centuries |
| White Australia Policy | Before 1973, a set of strict Australian limitations on non-white immigration to the country; reaction to migrations driven by industrialization in the 19th and 20th centuries |
| Treaty of Nanjing | 1842, ended Opium Wars in China and led to diminished Chinese political and economic power; set up 5 treaty ports where westerners could live, work, and be treated under their own laws; one of these was Hong Kong. |
| British East India Company | A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. It controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years until 1857 when the British gov't took full control of India |
| Berlin Conference | A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules to colonize Africa |
| Social Darwinism | The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. |
| Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country |
| Civilizing Mission | the concept that Western nations could bring advanced science and economic development to non-Western parts of the world that justified imperial administration |
| How Social Darwinism contributed to imperialism | Social Darwinism was a way to "justify" treating other people as 'less than' and because of this nations felt they had a right to mis treat people. |
| How Nationalism contributed to imperialism | countries thought they should take over other countries because their country was better which left them feeling like they should colonize others. |
| existing colonies vs other colonies held by non-state entities | Some states with existing colonies strengthened their control over those colonies and in some cases assumed direct control over colonies previously held by non-state entities. |
| King Leopold II | the Belgian king who opened up the African interior to European trade along the Congo River and by 1884 controlled the area known as the Congo Free State. He had private ownership until the Belgium government took it back. |
| Territories the US acquired from 1750-1900 | Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Cuba |
| Which states acquired new territories | US, Europe and Japan took territories throughout Asia and the Pacific |
| States whose influence declined | Spain and Portugese |
| European states that expanded empires in Africa | Britain in West Africa, Belgium in the Congo + French in West Africa |
| Anticolonial movements | Indian revolts of 1857 or the Boxer rebellion are examples of colonies or countries were unhappy with rule. This sparked from increasing questions about political authority and growing nationalism |
| Examples of Direct resistance to colonialism | Túpac Amaru II's rebellion in Peru, Samory Touré's military battles in West Africa, Yaa Asantewaa War in West Africa + 1857 rebellion in India |
| New states that formed because of anticolonial movements | Establishment of independent states in the Balkans, Sokoto Caliphate in modern-day Nigeria, Cherokee Nation + Zulu Kingdom |
| Rebellions sparked from discontent with imperial rule | Ghost Dance in the U.S., Xhosa Cattle-Killing, Movement in Southern Africa + Mahdist wars in Sudan |
| Resource export economies | Cotton production in Egypt, Rubber extraction in the Amazon and the Congo basin, The palm oil trade in West Africa, The guano industries in Peru and Chile, Meat from Argentina and Uruguay + Diamonds from Africa |
| economic imperalism | An independent but less developed country controlled by private business interests rather than other governments - occured primarily in Asia and Latin America |
| Industrialized states practicing economic imperialism | Britain and France expanding their influence in China through the Opium Wars + The construction of the Port of Buenos Aires with the support of British firms |
| Commodities that contributed to European and American economic advantage | Cotton grown in South Asia and Egypt and exported to Great Britain and other European countries, Opium sent to China, Palm oil produced in sub-Saharan Africa and exported to European countries + Copper extracted in Chile |
| Return of migrants | Japanese agricultural workers in the Pacific, Lebanese merchants in the Americas + Italian industrial workers in Argentina |
| Migrants examples | Irish to the United States + British engineers and geologists to South Asia and Africa |
| indentured servitude use | The new global capitalist economy continued to rely on coerced and semicoerced labor migration, including slavery, Chinese and Indian were used in this system |
| Role of women | Migrants tended to be male, leaving women to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men |
| Migrant ethnic enclaves | Chinese in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, South America, and North America, Indians in East and Southern Africa, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia, Irish in North America + Italians in North and South America |
| Regulation of immigrants | The Chinese Exclusion Acts + The White Australia Policy |
| Territories Japan took from 1750-1900 | Taiwan, Korea, Nanpo, Ryukyu, Kurile Islands |
| decline of Spanish and Portugeuse | competition between other European powers to establish colonies |
| Settler Colony Definition | Large numbers of people come to the colonies to live in the colony and establish a permanent presence. |
| Settler Colonies Examples | Britain established these including Jamestown and New Zealand |
| Indian Revolt of 1857 | Also called the Indian's first War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, or the Sepoy Mutiny and began in 1857 as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East Indian Company army. |
| Outcome of Indian Revolt of 1857 | dissolution of the British Empire and establishment of the British Raj that ruled India for the next 90 years |
| Gohst Dance Movement | emphasized peace and forbade war against American Indians or whites. Believed that the dances and songs revealed to the prophets had to be performed. The basis of the Ghost Dance was the traditional Paiute round dance |
| Tupac Amaru II's Rebellion in Peru | Tupac led an armed rebellion against Spanish colonial leaders. He arrested a colonial leader and charged him with cruelty. Spanish retalliaded, a rebellion among the native spread throughout Peru and even reached into other South American Nations. |
| Environmental factors that contributed to the development of the global economy | discovery of new resources such as coal, the expansion of agricultural land, the building of transportation infrastructure such as canals and railroads, and the harnessing of water power for manufacturing. Availability of raw materials such as cotton and |
| Opium Wars | Wars between Britain and the Qing Empire (mind 1800s), caused by the Qing government's refusal to let Britain import Opium. China lost and Britain + other European powers were able to develop a strong trade presence throughout China against their wishes. |
| economic factors that contributed to the development of a global economy | growth of trade networks, the expansion of colonialism and imperialism, the emergence of new industries, the development of new technologies, the rise of capitalism and free-market economic practices, and the growth of banks + stocks |
| how environmental factors drove migration | Ecological changes in Africa, such as the expansion of the Sahara desert, led to population movements and migrations of people to areas with more favorable conditions |
| how did indentured servitude change | Unlike in the earlier period, where indentured servants were primarily European, the majority of indentured servants in this time period were from Asia. Conditions of indentured servitude worsened, with longer contracts, lower wages, and harsher treatment |
| How did new technologies that resulted from the Industrial Revolution facilitate migrations during this time period? | New technologies such as steam-powered ships and railways made travel faster, cheaper, and more accessible, which facilitated migrations during the Industrial Revolution. |
| Dust Bowl migrants in the United States | drought + dust storms in the Great Plains = crop failure and soil erosion, forcing many farmers to abandon their land and search for work elsewhere. 2.5 million people, from OK, TX, CO + KS, went to western states for better jobs and living conditions. |
| Irish in North America enclave | large numbers of Irish immigrants migrated to North America mainly because they had been facing difficult economic and political conditions in Ireland, such as famine, poverty, and oppression under british colonial rule |
| impact of Irish migration on US | Irish culturally impacted the host country as well as had political influence, choosing candidates who promised them better living conditions and fighting discrimination, had economic and religious impacts as well, bringing Catholicism with them |
| how migrations in the 1750 to 1900 time period affected society | Migrations in the 1750 to 1900 time period spread culture, religion, languages. It also led to European influence over Africa and it spread food throughout the continent |
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