Chapter 6 Ap World Study Guide

What is the domination of 1 country over another?

imperialism

The belief that certain races were ethnically superior to others is

Social Darwanism

What was the White Man's Burden?

Europeans had the moral responsibility to civilize others

What prior event allowed for imperialism to occur?

Industrial Revolution

What is not a cause of imperialism?

Militarism

What are some causes of imperialism?

Religion, Social Darwanism, and Nationalism

Which type of imperialism allows for 1 nation to claim trading rights over another?

Sphere of influence

Which nation was carved up into spheres of influence?

China

King Leopold of Belgium personally owned which colony in Africa?

Congo

What was Europeans competing to colonize sections of Africa?

The Scramble for Africa

The Berlin Conference carved up which area?

Africa

Sepoys were soldiers in where?

India

Who was smuggling opium into China to make a profit?

Britian

What is a settler colony?

An area where people stay for a long time

Which raw material primarily came from India?

Cotton

After the Opium Wars, what treated China unfairly?

The Treaty of Nanjing

What happened to China after the Opium Wars?

They were divided into spheres of influence

People who agree to work for a set number of years before becoming free are what?

Indentured servants

Many Irish people migrated because of what issue at home?

Famine

Penal colonies were places where ________ were sent to do manual labor?

Criminals

What were ethnic enclaves?

neighborhoods of migrants from the same country

What is not an effect of the rise of migration

Immigrants were being paid more than natives

What are some effects of the rise of migration?

Cultural syncretism and creation of ethnic enclaves