APWH Unit 6-9 Review

The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their racism and imperialist expansion

• Social Darwinism

• Imperialism

• Sphere of Influence

• Social Contract

This meeting (1884–1885) of European powers regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period

• Berlin Conference

• Council of Trent

• Geneva Conference

• Colonization Society

(1850-1864) A revolt by the people of China against the ruling Qing Dynasty because of their failure to deal effectively with the opium problem and the interference of foreigners.

• Taiping Rebellion

• Boer Wars

• Boxer Rebellion

• Berlin Conference

This law, signed by President Andrew Jackson n 1830, authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands

• Indian Removal Act

• Monroe Doctrine

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Manifest Destiny

What section of Africa did King Leopold II of Belgium take over?

• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Nigeria

What was the Natural Resource that King Leopold wanted  in Congo?

• Rubber
• Gold
• Diamonds
• Oil

This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".

• China
• India
• Manchuria
• Korea

Which generalization would best be supported by the image?

• Nationalism caused tense competition among the imperial powers for more territory.

• Liberalism drove superpowers to create equitable distribution of land in colonies.

• Imperialism resulted in new political alliances between African and Asian countries.

• Colonial societies welcomed imperialists to obtain better technology and education.

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, 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

What motivation for imperialism is depicted in this image?

• Exploratory

• Religious

• Political

• Economic