World History 2 SOL Review: Imperialism

Terms in this set (23)

Imperialism
The seizure or takeover of a country or territory by a stronger country.
White Man's Burden
Racist ideology that white men had the burden to colonize the "savage" native people of Africa and Asia.
Paternalism
The european country is like a father figure that cares for its colony.
Assimiliation
local population adopts the culture, language and dress of the colonizers.
Jewel in the Crown
India
Sepoy Rebellion
Rebellion in India against British rule, after the rebellion Britain takes direct control of India.
The Boxer Rebellion
Rebellion against foreign influence in China.
Commodore Perry
US naval captain opened trade between Japan and the US and ended Japanese isolationism.
The Opium War
War between Britain and China over British trade of opium in China.
The British East India Company
Trading company that controlled all affairs in India, had direct control.
Indian National Congress
An effect of the Sepoy Rebellion wanted self-rule and western reforms.
African countries that remained independent?
Ethiopia and Liberia
Isolationism
Japan and China's trade practice that strictly limited foreign influence during the Age of Exploration.
New technologies that increased Imperialism?
Steam Ship and Steam Engine (part of industrial revolution).
Reasons for European Imperialism
Need for raw materials (natural resources) for the industrial revolution, nationalism, mercantilism, and racism.
protectorate
An area that governs itself, but is under outside control.
Boer War
Fought between the Boers and the British. Many Africans fought with the Boers. The British won in 1910, & established the Union of South Africa (British rule).
Boers
Dutch settlers that had controlled South Africa since the mid 1600s; also known as Afrikaners.
Berlin Conference (1884)
European leaders divided Africa between European powers into colonies. No African ruler was invited; by 1914, only 2 independent nations remained (Liberia, Ethiopia).
geopolitics
Interest in or taking land for its strategic location or products. It played an important role in the fate of the Ottoman Empire (Europeans claimed Muslim lands).
Crimean War
Russia vs the Ottoman Empire. Russia sought Ottoman land & access to a warm-water port & access to Black Sea. Britain & France came to aid of the Ottomans. Russia lost, but was still able to take the land. Organized nursing- led by Florence Nightingale.
Suez Canal
Canal built in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean to the Red Sea- created a faster route to Indian Ocean and India. Started by the French, completed by the British.
Sphere of Influence
An area in China that was controlled by foreign trade. An outside power controlled investments and trading.
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