Vocabulary 5 Imperialism

A man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, important for trade.

• Suez Canal

• Berlin Conference (Partitioning of Africa)

• Opium War

• Boxer Rebellion

A conflict between the British Empire and Dutch settlers (Boers) in South Africa from 1899 to 1902.

• Boer War

• Russo-Japanese War

• Opium War

• Boxer Rebellion

A meeting in 1884-1885 where European powers divided Africa into colonies without regard to indigenous cultures.

• Berlin Conference (Partitioning of Africa)

• East India Company

• Open Door Policy

• Suez Canal

A British trading company that controlled large parts of India during the 17th to 19th centuries.

• East India Company

• Berlin Conference (Partitioning of Africa)

• Open Door Policy

• Suez Canal

A major but unsuccessful uprising against the British East India Company rule in India in 1857.

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Boxer Rebellion

• Boer War

• Russo-Japanese War

A conflict between Russia and Japan from 1904 to 1905 over territorial disputes in East Asia.

• Russo-Japanese War

• Opium War

• Boer War

• Boxer Rebellion

Conflicts between China and Britain (1839-1842) over the trade of opium and Chinese sovereignty.

• Opium War

• Boer War

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Boxer Rebellion

An anti-foreign and anti-colonial uprising in China between 1899 and 1901.

• Boxer Rebellion

• Suez Canal

• Boer War

• Sepoy Rebellion

A U.S. policy that aimed to allow equal trading rights for all nations in China.

• Open Door Policy

• Suez Canal

• East India Company

• Opium War