Unit 4 Test: Imperialism

Define Imperialism

• Darth Vader's control over other planets.

• The extension of direct control by European power over other regions of the world in the late 1800s

• New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

• expansion

Define Indirect Rule

• colonial government which local rulers are NOT allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status

• a colonial government which rulers wear green pants on Tuesdays

• a colonial government which local rulers have control over their governments

• colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status

Define Direct Rule

• colonial government in which local elites are removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials brought from the mother country

• colonial government in which local elites are NOT removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials brought from the mother country

Define Indigenous

• native to the region

• Native Americans

• native to Mexico

• native to mars

Define Sepoy

• a police constable

• an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interests in the region

• an Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders

Define Mestizo

• a person of mixed European and Native American Indian descent

• a person of mixed European and African descent

• a person of mixed Asian and Spanish descent

What is the Monroe Doctrine (Textbook Definition)

• a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.

• The United States policy guaranteeing the independence of Latin American nations and warning against European intervention in the Americas, made by President James Monroe

Name the four major Western Countries that colonized Southeast Asia

Which country in Africa remained independent during the height of imperialism in Africa?

• Angola

• Ethiopia

• Egypt

• Gambia

Who ruled over India before they gained independence?

• French

• Dutch

• Matthew

• British