Unit 4 - Imperialism

 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 

• France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
• less fighting between African leaders and European powers
• African leaders voiced their suggestions
• Europeans divided Africa into colonies 

 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 

• Democratic Revolutions 
• World War I 
• Industrialization 
• The Renaissance 

Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army

• Raja
• Viceroy
• Sepoy

Britain took over Egypt to ensure access to this canal

• Suez

• Panama

• Philipine

• Spanish

The visit of Commodore Perry encouraged the Japanese to 

• close its ports to all Western traders. 
• declare war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone. 
• open a port to trade with the United States
• try to build its own modern navy before Perry's return. 

What is the name of the reform in education, military, and industrial changes made after Japanese studied western nations

• Sushi

• Tokyo

• Western

• Meiji

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

• Dominator

• Survivalist

• Social Darwinism

• Winner

The infamous "Scramble for Africa" referred to:

• A major race that was held across the plains of Africa
• A period when the European powers conquered and divided most of Africa amongst themselves
• A war that Britain launched against the Boers in South Africa
• A period when the European powers rushed to establish friendly relations with nations across Africa

Which European nation took control of the Congo?

• Britain
• Belgium
• Portugal
• France

The Boxer Rebellion was an incident in which

• The nations of the West united to put down a rebellion against their influence in China

• A war when the people of Africa learned personal fighting styles to try to resist the European armies

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  A rebellion erupted amongst British soldiers over bad pay and rations in their colonies, and they tried to "box" their way out of service

• The French people took up boxing in protest of the imperial policies of their government