Chapter 11 Imperialism

What led the British government to take control of India from The British East India Company?

• the Sepoy Mutiny

• spice trade

• the Mughal Revolt

What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny?

• Widespread political imprisonment

• the requirement that the Sepoy practice Sati

• The requirement that Indian soldiers bite off the end of an ammunition cartridge greased with animal fat

Why did the British occupy Egypt in 1882?

• to rebuild the Suez Canal to accommodate larger ships

• to set up trading posts along the coast

• to maintain access to the Suez Canal when the Egyptian government appeared unstable

Before 1885, British Imperialism in India was carried out by the

• British East India Company

• Shaka

• Maji Maji

True or False ~ Social Darwinism is a philosophy that argues that certain nations or races are more fit than others, and that it is natural for the "fit" to rule the "less fit."

• True

• False

By 1800, which company ruled much of India?

• Nike

• British East India Company

• British West India Company

What type of materials/resources did Europeans want to manufacture goods?

• cotton

• rubber

• coal

• metals

• all of the above

Under the rulers Shaka, these people resisted colonization for 50 years, but the British annexed their kingdom as a colony in 1879.

• Raj

• Zulu

• sepoys

This canal linked the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.

• Panama

• Erie

• Suez

The era of British rule in India

• Raj

• sati

• sepoys