Imperialism across the world
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Imperialism across the world
• Imperialism is the term that refers to a nations extension of power to other lands. – During this time
“Western” nations demonstrated their power and began imperialistic practices.
What term describes the belief that race determines traits and abilities?
• Racism
What term describes a political unit that depends on another
government for is protection?
• Protectorate
What term refers to the system in which local government officials
were replaced by western officials?
• Direct Rule
What term refers to the system where local rulers were allowed to keep
authority and status in the colony.
• Indirect Rule
Which leader established an independent Egyptian state and helped modernize the nation?
• Muhammad Ali
Which European explorer traveled through much of Africa’s “uncharted” regions?
• David Livingstone– He was looking for a
river to open Central Africa to commerce and Christianity.
Which European journalist found Livingston and uttered the famous words “Dr. Livingston, I presume?”
• Henry Stanley – Hired by King Leopold
II of Belgium
What was the name given to the descendants of the white Dutch
settlers in Africa?
• Boers
What indigenous group did the Boers frequently battle with?
• Zulu
What was the “white mans’ burden”?
• Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people.
Who were the Indian soldiers forced to work for the British?
• Sepoys
What term refers to a governor who ruled as a representative of a
monarch?
• Viceroy
Who eventually led the movement for Indian independence from the British?
• Mohandas Gandhi
What term refers to Portuguese and Spanish officials who resided in Latin
America for political and economic gain?
• peninsulares
What is the term that refers to descendants of Europeans born in Latin America who live their permanently?
• Creoles
What U.S. document guaranteed the independence of the new Latin
American nations?
• Monroe Doctrine
People then living in Texas revolted and gained independence from
which Mexican ruler?
• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna– Soon after Texas
became a state.
What is the term that refers to crops grown for money rather than
for personal use?
• Cash Crops
What was the “greatest engineering feat of the time”?
• Panama Canal
What drug did the British ship to China which eventually led to a treaty that
strongly favored the British?
• Opium
What term refers to areas where the imperial powers had exclusive
trading rights?
• Spheres of Influence
What U.S. idea reduced the restrictions on foreign imports?
• Open Door Policy
Which Chinese group was upset about foreign takeover of Chinese
lands and rebeled?
• The Boxers– “Destroy the foreigner”
was their slogan.
What term refers to a payment for damages?
• Indemnity– What China had to pay
once Beijing was attacked in response to the Boxer rebellion.
What term refers to political compromises?
• Concessions
Who invented the light bulb
• Thomas Edison– I have not failed, I just
found 10,000 ways to not make a light bulb.
Who invented the telephone?
• Alexander Graham Bell
Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?
• Carl Marx.– Oppressor and
oppressed have always “stood in constant opposition to one another.”
What women’s movement began during this time both in the United
States and Great Britain?
• Feminism– This included suffrage.
What queen tried to strengthen her monarchy and hold off United
States control?
• Queen Liliuokalani– The U.S. sent military
forces, she was deposed, and Hawaii was annexed in 1898.
Which French scientist discovered that radium gave off energy?
• Marie Curie
Which German born scientist provided a new view of the universe?
• Albert Einstein– Theory of relativity
Which doctor studied the human minds and devised a method known as psychoanalysis?
• Sigmund Freud
What theory was used to justify the dominance of Western nations?
• Social Darwinism
The Suez canal link the Mediterranean Sea and what other sea?
• Red Sea
Which European nation controlled most of Africa and India?
• Great Britain