Imperialism (SOL Review #4)

Colonization: Taking over lands to make colonies

Imperialism: A powerful country expanding its influence over weaker regions through political, economic and military control

Nationalism: Strong pride and loyalty toward a nation

Racism: One race is superior to another

Berlin Conference

• Europeans agree on rules for claiming African territory

Asia

• India: major source of raw materials and market for British goods

  • Lost self-determination

• China: Qing dynasty weakened

  • Opiu wars turned it into a sphere of influence

• Japan rose as an imperial power and expanded its empire

  • Maintained sovereignty

Violent resistance to Imperialism and its consequence

• Indian Rebellion: Major uprising against rule of the British East India Company

  • Crushed by Great Britain and British took control directly of India

• Boxer Rebellion: antiforeign and antichristian uprising in China

  • Hong-Kong becomes British and China forced to pay fines