Unit 4.1 - Imperialism

During this period, between 1870 and 1914, Japan, United States and Europe became more aggressive in expanding into other foreign lands.

• Agrarian Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• New Imperialism

• Old Imperialism

This concept encouraged the idea of Imperialism by arguing that it was "natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones."

• Social Darwinism

• Industrialization

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

The British East India Company employed Indian soldiers, known as ___________________. They made 96% of the Company's army.

• Mughals

• Sepoys

• Jannissaries

• Ghulams

_____________________ of Belgium sent a message to leaders in the Congo. This began a scramble among European nations to establish Colonies in Africa.

• King Louis XIV

• King Leopold

• Otto Von Bismarck

• Benito Mussolini

In 1884, European leaders met at this conference to set up rules for colonizing Africa.

• Oslo Accords

• Geneva Convention

• Treaty of Versailles

• Berlin Conference

In 1890, _______________________ became prime minister of the Cape Colony and expanded British control of South Africa.

• Cecil Rhodes

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

• Nelson Mandela

During ___________________, the British fought with China to keep trade open. The superior British military and industrial strength led to a quick victory.

• The Sino-Japanese War

• The Opium Wars

• The Boer Wars

• The Great War

Areas in which an "outside power claimed exclusive trading privileges over another place" are known as...

• Treaty of Nanjing

• Extraterritoriality

• Trade Routes

• Spheres of Influence

The Boxers began assaulting foreign communities across China during ________________________. Afterward, Chinese began calling for western-style reforms.

• The Opium Wars

• The Taiping Rebellion

• The Boxer Rebellion

• The Western Rebellion

This man led the movement to replace Qing Dynasty. He wanted to end foreign domination and form a representative government

• Sun Yixian

• Mao Zadong

• Deng Xiaoping

• Xi Jiping