1) Identify three reasons for New Imperialism.

nationalism, industrialism, belief in cultural

superiority, spread religion

2) In what continent was this new imperialism most

evident?

Africa

3) What two nations started the colonization of Africa?

What part?

GB & France, northern sections

4) What was GB’s goal in Africa?

Cape to Cairo

5) Why was China ripe for forced trade in the 1800s?

internal turmoil

6) What was the worst example of European exploitation in Africa?

King Leopold in the Congo

7) What were the only two parts of Africa not colonized

by 1900?

Ethiopia and Liberia

8) What were the two clashes in Africa that fed animosity against GB?

Fashoda Crisis with France and the Boer War with the

Dutch Afrikaners

9) Why was trade with China so important to the

Europeans?

Chinese goods were in high demand in Europe

10) What was the U.S. policy for trade in China?

Open Door Policy

11) What British settlement came out of this policy?

Hong Kong

12) What was the Chinese rebellion in response to the

Open Door Policy?

Boxer Rebellion

13) What were the two examples of economically successful colonies in the

1800s?

Dutch Indonesia and British India

14) How did the British “accidentally” introduce

nationalism & liberal ideas in India?

Educating them in English in the Western fashion

15) Why does Germany antagonize GB in the early

1900s?

to make themselves look powerful so GB will want to

ally with them

16) What was the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?

rumors about the animal fat used on rifle cartridges

17) How did the British change the way they ruled India after this rebellion?

they shifted to direct rule, placing the colonies

directly under their control

18) What are the two largest religious groups in India?

Why is this a problem?

Hindus and Muslims, tension between the two groups

What was the chief impact that Hinduism had on India’s

social structure?

divided it into a rigid class structure (castes)

What British educated Hindu goes on to lead the Indian

Nationalist Movement?

Mohandas Gandhi

Identify three kinds of raw materials that came out of

SE Asia.

teak wood, rubber, tin, spices, tea, coffee

How did France first get involved in Vietnam?

through missionaries who went there to spread

Christianity

What were the only two societies in SE Asia ruled by

Europeans in 1800?

Spanish Philippines and Dutch East Indies

What nation took over the Philippines from Spain in

1898? Why did they want it?

the U.S., as a jumping off point for trade with China?

What event in Europe weakened the control of Spain & Portugal over their colonies?

Napoleon’s takeover of Europe

Identify the basic class structure of the old Spanish

Empire in the Americas.

peninsulars, creoles, mestizos, natives

Which two groups maintained control after the colonies

gained their independence?

peninsulars & creoles

Name the three most powerful forces in the new

“republics” of Latin America.

army, large land owners, church

What was the large scale goal of Bolivar and San Martin?

the liberation of all of South America from the Europeans

How did intervention by British businessmen keep economic

conditions the same?

Latin America was kept as the producer of raw materials and left under the control of the

land owning elite

Identify two of the types of raw materials that Latin American

nations exported in large quantities.

wheat, beef, coffee, bananas, silver, sugar

What powerful nation started to interfere in the politics of Latin America in the early

1900’s?

the United States

Identify three of the republics formed from the colonies in South America

after they gained their independence.

Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela,

Argentina, Chile

Who ruled Japan for the 200 years leading up to 1850?

the Tokugawa shogunate

What was the shogunate’s policy towards the rest of

the world?

complete isolation

What was the key factor that caused the Japanese to open relations with the U.S. after

Perry’s visit?

the threat of military action

How did the new Japanese emperor refer to his reign? 

What did this mean?

meiji, enlightened rule

Where did the Japanese emperor look for models for

a new government?

the western nations

In the new Meiji government that emerged, who had the

most power?

The executive authority, which was the prime

minister and the other cabinet ministers

The new government of Japan was modern and

democratic in appearance, but in reality, who still held

most of the power?

The authoritarian Sat-Cho elite

Name two specific things the gov’t did to support growing

industry.

Subsidies, training from foreign advisors, education

What two Japanese groups bore the greatest burden for the transition to a modern

industrial nation?

The farmers and the new industrial workers

What dynasty had ruled China for over three hundred

years prior to 1912?

the Manchu dynasty

Who were the Manchu overthrown by in 1912?

supporters of Sun Yat Sen

What large group will the Chiang Kai Shek and the

nationalists come into conflict with in the struggle for control

of China?

Mao Tse Tung and the Communists