Imperialism

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

European Leaders met to set up rules for colonizing Africa. 

• Berlin Conference 
• White Manś Burden 
• Boxer Rebellion 
• Partition 

Mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world.  

• Interdependence 
• Berlin Conference
• Westernization 
• Sphere of Influence 

Narcotic originating from poppy seeds. 

• Opium
• Boers
• Partition
• Missionary 

A mutiny fought by Indian soldiers against British rule in India in the mid 1800ś. 

• Sepoy Rebellion
• Boer War
• Unequal Treaty
• Opium War

Why did the government of Great Britain build railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in colonial India?

• to prepare India for independence
• to strengthen its political and economic control in India
• to help India maintain its traditional cultural systems

Why was Great Britain able to dominate India for almost 200 years?

• the Muslims welcomed the introduction of a Western-style political system
• differences in language and religion prevented unity among the people of India
• most Indians believed that France was a greater threat than Great Britain was

The 19th-century term “white man’s burden” reflects the idea that

• Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples
• Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans

“Take up the White Man’s burden -
Send forth the best ye breed -
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives’ need;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild -
Your new-caught sullen peoples,
Half devil and half child….”
~Rudyard Kipling, 1899

The phrase “White Man’s Burden” in this excerpt refers to the

• negative attitude of Europeans toward peoples of the non-Western world
• challenges non-Europeans faced when trading with the Europeans

“Indian National Congress Refuses to Support British War Effort”
“Indians Answer Call for the Production of Homespun Cloth”
“Indians Call for Boycott of Imported British Cloth”
These three headlines all refer to what?

• attempts by the native people to gain India’s independence
• the benefits of economics interdependence between Britain and India
• programs to increase India’s standard of living