Expansion of European Power and the New Imperialism
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| The last third of the century, when the European states spread their control over almost 150 million people and ten million square miles, was known as what period? | The Last Imperialism
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| What does imperialism mean? | The policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations.
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| Who said this quote, "Imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism?” | Lenin
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| Who was Joseph Chamberlain? | The colonial secretary from 1895 to 1903, who argued for the empire as a source of profit & economic security.
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| When did the "Scramble of Africa" occur? | It occurred between the late 1870’s and about 1900.
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| What did the Congress of Vienna do in 1815? | The Congress of Vienna prohibited the Atlantic slave trade in 1815, a ban that Western, primarily British, naval patrols enforced along the African coast.
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| What did Africa become the source of? | It became the source of ivory, raw materials, rubber, minerals, diamonds, and gold to the West.
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| What was the richest North African country? | Egypt
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| Who were the Khedives? | The rulers of Egypt
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| Who built the Suez Canal? When was it built? | The Suez Canal was opened in 1869 and built by French engineers with European capital.
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| In the 1880’s, the vast Congo River and its tributaries became the personal property of which king? | King Leopold II of Belgium
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| Who were the people forbidden to own land, denied the right to vote, and excluded from positions of power. | Africans and people of mixed race whom the British referred to as "colored?"
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| What was the Open Door Policy? | It opposed foreign annexations in China and allowed entrepreneurs of all nations to trade there on equal terms.
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| What did the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 do? | It made the entire Western Hemisphere an American Protectorate.
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