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WHII Unit 8 Test
Imperialism Test Review
Term | Definition |
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Imperialism | building an empire by dominating weaker areas for resources |
Industrial Revolution | era of technological advances that demand more resources |
Asia and Africa | Areas outside of Europe and the Americas with an abundance of resources that were not industrialized |
True | True or False? Imperialistic nations have strong militaries, economies, and industries |
Europe | Great Britain, France, and Germany were the most Imperialistic nations in _____ |
Japan | In Asia, _____ eventually became the strongest Imperialistic nation |
Markets | Imperialistic nations want new ____ for goods |
Colonies | Imperialistic nations want to get ____ for more resources |
Christianity | Imperialistic nations want to spread ____ |
Nationalism | Imperialistic nations want to be the strongest and most powerful |
Isolated | Japan stayed _____ very many centuries |
Matthew Perry | Commodore ____ from the US traveled to Japan in 1853 |
Pacific Ocean | Japan took colonies and territories that were surrounded by this body of water |
Colony | Forms of Imperialism Directly controlled by imperialistic nation |
Sphere of Influence | Forms of Imperialism Indirectly controlled through trade by imperialistic nation |
Protectorate | Forms of Imperialism Indirectly controlled by imperialistic nation and gives that area protection from other strong nations |
Boxer Rebellion | event in China that involved an attempt to expel all foreign influences, it failed |
Sphere of Influenece | China was a _____ during the Era of Imperialism |
Society of Fists | Boxers in China were also known as the - |
Destroy the Foreigner | Boxer's Slogan |
Opium | good that the British were bringing into China that allowed for trading contorl |
Suez Canal | Connected the Red and Mediterranean Seas as a strategic shortcut |
World War II | After this major even, Egypt became an independent nation |
Protectorate | Egypt was a ____ of Britain during the Age of Imperialism |
Colony | India had been a ____ of Britain for over 200 years during the Age of Imperialism |
Independence | Although unsuccessful, the Indian National Congress lobbied for ____ from Britain |
East India Company | British controlled business that sold Indian goods for profit |
Russia | Japan defeated this large country in 1905 |
Natural Resources | The Russo-Japanese War was fought over ____ in China and Korea. |
Tsar Nicholas II | Russian absolute monarch who shows weaknesses after defeat in the Russo-Japanese War |