Age of Imperialism

In 1884, 14 European countries met to discuss the division of Africa at the

• German Confederation

• Treaty of Versailles

• Berlin Conference

• Treaty of Berlin

The view that nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

• Berlin Conference

• Social Darwinism

• Sphere of Influence

• Scramble for Africa

 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 

• Democratic Revolutions 
• World War I 
• Industrialization 
• The Renaissance 

China and Britain fought a war over:

• the Korean peninsula

• conquests along the Nile River

• opium

• the elimination of the samurai

An ECONOMIC motive for European imperialism in Africa was that Africa provided a source of

• religious conversion of Africans

• slaves for the American colonies

• raw materials used in factories

• new technology

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

• Raja
• Viceroy
• Sepoy

The poem, The White Man's Burden represents the belief that European culture was..

• superior to other cultures

• misunderstood by Americans

• the oldest culture in the world

• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

Why were the Sepoys offended by the new weapons that used animal fat to grease the gun cartridges?

• Most Sepoys were Muslim or Hindu and their religions had specific rules about cows and pigs
• The grease stained their uniforms, which were expensive to replace
• The Sepoys were pacifists and did not believe in war
• The Sepoys invented the new weapons and were not paid for their use

Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?

• representatives for the US
• representatives of European countries
• representatives of African countries
• representatives of the 3rd Estate