imperialism

colony

colony

A region governed internally by a foreign government

Imperialism

A stronger country that dominates a weaker country

Meiji restoration

A period of rapid modernization, westernization, and industrialization in Japan after the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

sepoy

Indian soldier serving in the British military

What superior technologies did imperialized nations have?

Steamships and riverboats

Telegraph

Medicine (quinine)

Weapons – Maxim machine gun

Warships

What was a cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?

Forced to violate their Religious Beliefs: Gun Cartridges coated in beef or pork fat

3 Causes for Imperialism

Raw materials

Market for finished goods

Christianize/ Educate – White Man’s Burden

Social Darwinism

Need for harbors and military bases

extraterritoriality

Living in one country, but following the laws of your native country

Positive Effects  of imperialism

the Europeans built roads, railroads, schools, hospitals and factories. Improved agriculture.

social darwinism

Belief that European nations were superior to all others and had the right to dominate weaker races

What was the "Scramble for Africa"?

European countries racing to get pieces of land from Africa for themselves

"White Man's Burden"

A poem that justified Imperialism that said Europeans had a moral duty to help the "uncivilized" people

What was the result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

India became a colony of Britain

Open Door Policy

A policy, proposed by the US in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

opium war

War between Great Britain and China over restrictions to foreign trade (think Drugs)

Berlin Conference

1884 conference by European leaders to divide up Africa hosted by Bismarck

Sino-Japanese War

War between China and Japan in which Japan gained Taiwan

Sphere of Influence

An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges

boxer rebellion

A peasant revolt in China aimed at ending foreign influence in that country

Treaty of Nanjing

UNEQUAL TREATY" to end Opium War in which China had to accept British terms for peace - Britain gained control of Hong Kong

King Leopold II

Butcher of the Congo, became the ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908) and brutally exploited the native people

Sati

Hindu custom that called for a widow to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre.

Ethiopia & Liberia

Two countries not colonized in Africa

How did Ethiopia keep their independence?

They modernized