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TeamSpencImperialism

TeamSpence-Imperialism

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What is imperialism? military, political, economic control of a stronger country over a smaller country (EX: US over Puerto Rico)
What were the 5 motives for imperialism? Colonies could provide natural resources, colonies would buy manufactured goods from mother country, outlet for population from mother country, place for supply stations and navy ships, nationalism
What is nationalism? Gives power and prestige to the mother country
What was the argument against imperialism? The mother country was "civilizing" or "Christianizing" them
Who wrote "White Man's Burden"? Rudyard Kiplings
In "white Man's Burden," what was the main point? It was the duty to bring order and enlightenment to distant lands
What were the tools needed for imperialism? military tech, strong military or navy, industrial power, steamships, railroads, canals, telegraph
How did Great Britian enter India? The Mughal empire entered a decline with the death of Aurangzeb and GB took advantage of it. They won rights to expand trading posts then rights to rule.
Who enforced rule in India? a small GB army and Indian troops
What were Indian troops called? Sepoys
When did the Sepoy Rebellion happen? 1857
How did the Sepoy Rebellion start? Bullets were wrapped in fat that could have been pig or cow, which upset the Muslims and Sepoys.
What happened during the rebellion? GB officers were killed and the Sepoys claimed for resturation of Mughal authority
How was GB able to put down the rebellion? Weapons and telegraph lines
Who ruled for Queen Victoria? A viceroy
What kind of policy did GB create in India? Domestic and Foreign
What did GB ban in India? Sati
Who took Indochina during the Great Game? France
Who established Burma and Malaya during the Great Game? Great Britain
By the 1900's, all of SE Asia was under control of who? Europe
The British army came in to protect Egypt's... financial interests and the Suez Canal
During the 1700s, who flocked to South Africa? Europe
What was the Boer War a result of? The Dutch and the British
The Boer War took a toll on the... Africans
The ________ were defeated during the GB established four colonies Afrikaners
What were the years of the Berlin Conference? 1884-1885
Why did delegates meet at the Berlin Conference? To devise rules for the colonization of Africa
What were the two countries that were not claimed during the Berlin Conference? Ethiopia and Liberia
What is Direct Rule? the mother country appointed gov'ts and set up colonial gov'ts
Where was Direct Rule mostly used? In Africa and Asia by other European countries
What is Indirect Rule? using existing officials and gov'ts to rule the colony, doesn't interfere with local customs, and the mother country still makes all major descions
Who mostly used Indirect Rule? Great Britian
Who established Australia? Great Britian
What brought a great migration of European people to Australia? Discovery of gold
What decimated the Aboriginies in Australia? disease
In New Zealand...who signed a tricky treaty that gave GB direct control? The Maori
Who forced Korea to sign unequal treaties? Meiji
Who became a major imperial power? Japan
What was a result of imperialism? Global trade surged
What were the two types of migration patterns? European migrants moving to mostly temperate lands and Asian, African, and Pacific migrants migrated to mostly tropical lands
What were results of migrations? rebellions in colonies against colonial powers, boycotting European goods, publishing anticolonial newspapers, conflicts between different groups, scientific racism
Who wrote "On the Origin of Species"? Charles Darwin
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