1) Identify three reasons for New Imperialism.

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1) Identify three reasons for New Imperialism.

• nationalism, industrialism, belief in cultural
  superiority, spread religion

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2) In what continent was this new imperialism
most evident?

• Africa

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3) What two nations started the colonization of
Africa? What part?

• GB France, northern sections

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4) What was GBs goal in Africa?

• Cape to Cairo

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

• internal turmoil

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

• King Leopold in the Congo

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7) What were the only two parts of Africa not
colonized by 1900?

• Ethiopia and Liberia

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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

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9) Why was trade with China so important to the
Europeans?

• Chinese goods were in high demand in Europe

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

• Open Door Policy

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11) What British settlement came out of this
policy?

• Hong Kong

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12) What was the Chinese rebellion in response to
the Open Door Policy?

• Boxer Rebellion

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13) What were the two examples of economically
successful colonies in the 1800s?

• Dutch Indonesia and British India

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14) How did the British accidentally introduce
nationalism liberal ideas in India?

• Educating them in English in the Western fashion

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15) Why does Germany antagonize GB in the early
1900s?

• to make themselves look powerful so GB will want
  to ally with them

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16) What was the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?

• rumors about the animal fat used on rifle
  cartridges

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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

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18) What are the two largest religious groups in
India? Why is this a problem?

• Hindus and Muslims, tension between the two groups

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What was the chief impact that Hinduism had on
Indias social structure?

• divided it into a rigid class structure (castes)

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What British educated Hindu goes on to lead the
Indian Nationalist Movement?

• Mohandas Gandhi

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Identify three kinds of raw materials that came
out of SE Asia.

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

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How did France first get involved in Vietnam?

• through missionaries who went there to spread
  Christianity

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What were the only two societies in SE Asia ruled
by Europeans in 1800?

• Spanish Philippines and Dutch East Indies

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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?

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

• Napoleons takeover of Europe

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Identify the basic class structure of the old
Spanish Empire in the Americas.

• peninsulars, creoles, mestizos, natives

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Which two groups maintained control after the
colonies gained their independence?

• peninsulars creoles

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Name the three most powerful forces in the new
republics of Latin America.

• army, large land owners, church

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

• the liberation of all of South America from the
  Europeans

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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

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Identify two of the types of raw materials that
Latin American nations exported in large
quantities.

• wheat, beef, coffee, bananas, silver, sugar

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What powerful nation started to interfere in the
politics of Latin America in the early 1900s?

• the United States

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Identify three of the republics formed from the
colonies in South America after they gained their
independence.

• Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela,
  Argentina, Chile

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

• the Tokugawa shogunate

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What was the shogunates policy towards the rest
of the world?

• complete isolation

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

• the threat of military action

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How did the new Japanese emperor refer to his
reign?  What did this mean?

• meiji, enlightened rule

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Where did the Japanese emperor look for models
for a new government?

• the western nations

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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

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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

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Name two specific things the govt did to support
growing industry.

• Subsidies, training from foreign advisors,
  education

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

• The farmers and the new industrial workers

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What dynasty had ruled China for over three
hundred years prior to 1912?

• the Manchu dynasty

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Who were the Manchu overthrown by in 1912?

• supporters of Sun Yat Sen

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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