AP EURO: Ch 24: The West & the World

Settler colonies with established populations of Europeans such as in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. There, Europe found outlets for population growth and investment opportunities as well as change in the ecology of the regions they traveled to, but it also had many negative consequences such as the spread of diseases, degrading natural resources, and rupturing ecosystems.

• Neo-Europes

• Industrialization

• The Berlin Conference

• Orientalism

The last imperial dynasty of China, ruled by the Manchus, a nomadic people from Northeast Asia. It was also known as the Manchu Dynasty, however it fell in 1912 due to internal issues, inability to adequately cope with foreign powers, and incompetent rulers who were unable to rise from old tradition.

• Qing Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

Two mid-century conflicts between China and Britain over the trade of opium which started in 1832. It was caused by the Chinese government's enforcement of the prohibition against opium trafficking by British merchants. In the second war, China fought both Britain and France. However, China lost both wars which resulted in them having to cede Hong Kong to British control and allow trade with foreigners.

• The Opium Wars

• The Opium Revolution.

• Navitism

• The Berlin Conference

Prejudice against immigrants.

• Navitism

• Orientalism

• Romanticism

• Zionism

A late 1900s drive by European countries to expand out of Europe and create empires abroad. Their main motives were economic factors such as raw materials, technological advances, the spread of religion, and competition between nations.

• New Imperialism

• Navitism

• The Scramble for Africa

• The Fashoda Incident

A meeting of European leaders in 1884 and 1885 in Berlin in order to lay down basic rules for imperialist competition in sub-Saharan Africa. However, no Africans were present.

• The Berlin Conference

• The South African/Boer War

• Gunboat Diplomacy

• The Fashoda Incident

A war caused by Britain's desire to expand by uniting the British South African colonies with the boer republics. However, the Boer's wanted to maintain their independence. The British won in 1902.

• The South African War/Boer War

• The Fashoda Incident

• The Scramble for Africa

• The Great Rebellion/Sepoy Mutiny

An international incident and the climax of imperialist territorial disputes between Britain and France in East Africa, occurring in 1898. It brought them on the brink of war, but resulted in a diplomatic victory for Britain when France agreed to withdraw.

• The Fashoda Incident

• The Great Rebellion/Sepoy Mutiny

• The Meiji Restoration

• The South African War/Boer War

A widespread rebellion against British rule in India in 1857. The main causes were ethnic and cultural differences between the people of India, religious differences, and unfair treatment towards Indians. However, the rebellion was unsuccessful.

• The Great Rebellion/Sepoy Mutiny

• The Fashoda Incident

• The Boxer Rebellion

• Navitism

A political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. It was a turning point in Japanese history in 1868 when the last shogun was overthrown and the emperor assumed direct control over the nation. It was marked by Japan's opening to the West and the establishment of a strong centralized government. It led to Japan industrializing by 1904.

• The Meiji Restoration

• The Boxer Rebellion

• Orientalism

• The Fashoda Incident