Imperialism in Africa and Asia

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What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

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Europeans divided Africa into colonies

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Imperialism was brought on as a result of

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Industrialization

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When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called

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imperialism

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One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of: religious conversion of Africans, slaves for the American colonies, raw materials used in industry, new technology to gain from Africans.

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raw materials used in industry

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Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army

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Sepoy

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Britain took over Egypt to ensure access to this canal

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Suez

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The visit of Commodore Perry encouraged the Japanese to

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open a port to trade with the United States

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The Meiji Restoration helped Japan become a ...

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mighty world power

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an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment

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sphere of influence

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Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?

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It was the most valuable of all Britain's colonies.