Imperialism Vocabulary Review

Slavery or making someone work against their will

• Rule of Occupation

• Forced Labor

• Forced Trade

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• Imperialism

• Rule of Occupation

• Scramble for Africa

Conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s

• Imperialism

• Rule of Occupation

• Scramble for Africa

What was the Meiji Restoration?

• a period of industrial growth in China
• a period of modernization and industrialization in Japan
• the return of Indian art objects
• the return of African lands after the Zulu Wars

The Opium War was caused by Britain continuing to sell opium to China.

• True

• False

Where did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?

• Germany
• France
• India
• Britain

The Berlin Conference

• was a meeting of African leaders to discuss the division of Africa.

• was a meeting of European countries to discuss the slave trade in Africa.

• was a meeting of European countries to discuss the division of colonies in Africa.

• was a meeting of European countries to discuss the division of the colonies in southern Asia.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

• For better climate and cleaner environment

• To create a democratic government

• To teach the local population about recycling

• To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

• The rebellion took place in Japan.

• The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.

• The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.

• The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.

What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?

• it's always sunny in Britain

• it shows how large their empire was

• it shows how dangerous they were

• is a reference to the shiny money they had