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In Japan, the Meiji Restoration resulted in the |
modernization of the nation’s industry |
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Commordore Mathew Perry |
(1794-1858) Commodore. United States Navy officer who is responsible for opening Japan to trade and imperialism |
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Before Commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan in 1853, Japan was most influenced by |
China’s religion, art, and writing |
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An immediate result of Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit to Japan in 1853 was |
the development of trade between Japan and the West |
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The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end of Japanese |
policies of isolationism |
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A major goal of the Meiji government in Japan was to |
establish Japan as an industrial power |
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The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in |
the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation |
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A primary purpose for building the Suez Canal was to |
increase trade between the Middle East, Europe and Asia |
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Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800’s? |
the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded |
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After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were |
competing of raw materials and markets |
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The 19th century term “White Man’s Burden” reflects the idea that |
Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of the colonial peoples
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The Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran were similar in that they |
resisted foreign influence in these countries |
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During the 19th century, Europeans were able to divide China in Spheres of Influence mainly because the |
Europeans had technologically superior military forces |
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The Boxer Rebellion of the early 20th century was an attempt to |
remove foreign influences from China
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British control over South Africa, French control over Indochina, and Spanish control over Mexico are examples of |
imperialism |
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In the past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into colonies, and controlled their economies. |
imperialism |
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During the 1840’s, China signed “unequal treaties” with Western nations mainly because |
Western nations had superior military technology |
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The borders that were established for many African nations during the late 1800’s were based primarily on |
territorial claims of colonial rulers |
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In 19th-century China, the Opium War resulted in |
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One result of British colonialism in India was that India |
adopted a parliamentary system of government |
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During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to |
obtain raw materials needed for industrialization |
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The results of the Opium War (1839-1842) indicate that China was |
not strong enough to resist Western demands |
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Both the French and the British were interested in controlling Egypt in the mid-19th century because Egypt had |
a strategic location |
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During the 18th and 19th centuries, increased contact between European and the continents of Africa, Asia, and South America resulted in |
the exploitation of the labor and resources of these continents |
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Other than gaining land, what other motives were for Europeans? |
natural resources, improve economy, and spread beliefs |
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French government imperializing motives- |
status, convert people to their religion, "civilize" people, prove superiority, expand land, natural resources |
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How did colonial governments use their power to their advantage? |
they would often take land without anyone's consent |
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Three cultural motives of imperialism? |
(1) convert people to religion (2) "civilize" people (3) adventure |
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What did western technology "prove" for Americans and Europeans? |
superiority of western ideas, customs and culture |
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How many Sudanese solders died at the Battle of Omurdurman and how many British soldiers died? What did this illustrate? |
Eleven thousand Sudanese soldiers died, and at a much smaller amount, forty eight British solders died due to the Battle of Omurdurman |
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Define protectorate. |
a state that is controlled and protected by another |
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Battle of Omdurman |
Forty thousand Sudanese attacked an Angelo-Egyptian expedition that had come up the Nile and six steamers and four boats. Example of how Europeans used their more advanced weapons on less advanced countries with only muskets of spears to defend themselves |
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Why was the Aswan Damn built? |
Britian was eager to develop Egyptian culture, and they wanted cotton which was Egypt had an abundance of |
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"Scramble" for Africa |
Sudden wave or conquests in Afriva by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s |
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Where did the most abuses take place (on Africans)? |
Congo Free Estate |
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Congo Free Estate |
Where a rubber boom lasting from 1895 to 1905 made it profitable for private companies to coerce Africans to collect latex from vines that grew in the forest |
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Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans? |
It had good pastures and farm land, and its abundance of diamonds, gold, and coper as well as coal and iron ore. |
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Native Land Act |
Assigned Africans to reservations and own land elsewhere |
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What happened to Islam in Africa as a result of imperialism and industrialization? |
Islam long predominant in northern and eastern Africa spread Southward as muslim teachers established Muslim brotherhoods |
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What attracted 200,000 Russians to Kazakhstan? |
The fertile agricultural land |
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South East Asia's value toward Europe? |
fertile soil, constant warmth & heavy rains |
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Last independent state in SE Asia in the late 19th century? |
Islam (Now Thailand) however it lost several border provinces |
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Four (4) reasons Europe avoided taking colonies in Latin America? |
(1) overextended in Africa (2) unnecessary because Latin America provided the political backing for he economic arrangements (3) LA had shown themselves capable of resistance (ex. Mexico v. France) (4) US itself claimed to defend the entire western hemisphere against all outside intervention |
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Three (3) lands gained by US as a result of Spanish-American war |
(1) Philippines (2) Puerto Rico (3) Guam |
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Obstacle for US in building the Panama Canal? How did they overcome this obstacle? |
Columbia refused to give US a piece of its territory/ In 1903 US government supported Panamanian rebellion against Columbia |
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What did Hevea trees proved? Where were they found? |
Rubber originally came from latex of Havea trees/ Grow wild in the Brazilian rainforest |
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White Mans Burden |
Basically Europeans complaining about having to "fix" or "civilize" the other countries around the world |
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New Imperialism |
late 1800s- early 1900s- Europeans dominate African and Asian life styles politically, economically and socially |
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Berlin Conference |
(1884) European countries meets to divide up Africa (without any African consent) |
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Ethnocentric |
1600-1800 Japanese policy- don't want any outside influences on their culture, wanted to keep traditional culture |
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What is the problem with ethnocentrism? |
countries aren't up to date with the military, easy to take over |
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Why did Japan decide to modernize? |
US forced Japan to open up its ports for coal |
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Who helped Japan modernize/ industrialize/ westernize? |
Germany- Schools Great Britain- Navy USA |
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Meiji Restoration good or bad? |
Good- allowed them to advance in education, industrialize, and build a navy |
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What ended Japans isolation and began the Meiji Restoration? |
US told Japan to open up its ports for coal |
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What was a negative of the Meiji Restoration? |
It changed traditions and views of the world |
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Why would GB want to take over India? |
Natural resources (land) large population, location-trade, *spices |
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Why was india called the "crowned jewel" in the British empire? |
Its spices |
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Who ruled India? |
Mughals had been ruling but were pushed out by French and GB forces |
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Set key trading ports? |
Benghal, Calatta, Madras, and Bombay |
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Raj |
british rule
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Why did British show tolerance towards Indians? |
Large Population- feared rebellion |
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Major export of 1800s? |
Cotton |
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Sepoy Mutiny |
India stands up to GB- 200,000 Sepoys get upset and rebel |
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What did the Sepoy Mutiny spark? |
Nationalism in India |
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Why did the Sepoy Mutiny start? |
Guns required cow/pig fat to move bullets through quickly, went against religion |
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Sepoy Mutiny Results |
-protection of religious freedom -respect for Indian royalty -India civil service |
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Cholera |
deaths from water/ sewers |
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Geopolitical |
Take over land because of its Geographic location and political impact (ex: Suez Canal- trade) |
