AP Euro Chapter 17 Questions

Why did Africans want to found their own churches?

Africans wanted to found their own churches because they felt discriminated by Europeans who lived in Africa.

Why did Britain come to dominate Egypt?

Britain came to dominate Egypt because they were broke and they decided to sell their shares of the Suez Canal.

Why was Britain the dominant world power until the late nineteenth century?

Britain was the dominant world power because they had commercial domination across all of Europe and the world.

How did European imperial interests shift geographically in the nineteenth century?

It shifted due to the new idea called imperialism of free trade, which was not based on mercantilism.

To what extent was the New Imperialism related to the capitalist search for higher profits and new markets?

New Imperialism is related to the capitalist search for higher profits and new markets because it caused them to undertake imperial ventures.

What role did racism play in the New Imperialism?

Racism played a major role in the New Imperialism because the Caucasian Europeans felt that they were better than the Africans.

What was the civilizing mission?

The 'civilizing mission' was the belief that it was Europeans' duty to civilize indigenous Africans.

What were the causes of the Indian rebellion of 1857?

The Company's introduction of new cartridges for its soldiers' muskets that the sepoys believed (falsely, the cartridges were in fact coated with vegetable oil) were lubricated with pork or beef fat. This is a problem because it offended the Muslims and the Hindus because those animals were either sacred or unclean.

What was the New Imperialism?

A period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The period featured an unprecedented pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions.

Why was quinine so important for the spread of empires?

It provided some protection against malaria.

Why was Algeria the most important part of the French Empire?

Algeria was important because its fertile coastal regions provided land for a settler colony.

How did colonial officials and businesspeople influence the growth of colonial empires?

Colonial officials and businesspeople influenced the growth of colonial empires by relying on areas that they did not control as sources of vital raw materials.

Why did Germany and Italy acquire colonies?

Germany and Italy acquired colonies because they wanted to compete against France and Britain.

Why was India so important to Britain?

India was so important to Britain because it provided the base for British military and economic power throughout Asia.

How did British rule in India change after the rebellion?

It was changed because they later passed the Government of India Act, which transferred political control to the British Crown itself.

What was the Scramble for Africa?

It was the occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers.

How was free trade related to the expansion of European influence around the globe?

It was the reason why Britain started to expand its trade other countries. Through free trade it allowed Britain to economically dominate certain world regions.

Why did Leopold II build an empire in the Congo?

Leopold II built an empire because he wanted to have a brutal economic exploitation.

Why did Western missionary efforts expand in the nineteenth century?

Missionaries wanted to expand in the 19th century because they believed they had a duty to extend the benefits of their superior civilization to less technologically advanced people.

Where did Russia expand in mainland Asia?

Russia expanded its territory in Transcaucasus, Chechnya, Dagestan, Circassia, Kazakhs, Uzbekistan, Turkistan, and the areas bordering Afghanistan

What parts of the Ottoman Empire fell under European rule between the 1880s and 1914?

Some of the parts were Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.

What were the consequences of Western imperialism in China?

The consequences of the Western imperialism in China were that they were left open and vulnerable to attacks.

How was it different from free-trade imperialism?

The difference is that free-trade imperialism primarily focused on commercial domination, instead of colonial expansion.

What were the motives of the New Imperialism?

The motives of the New Imperialism were economic,

Why were the new colonial empires so short-lived?

The new advancements were used to attack the empires, which weakened the structure of the empires which caused some of the colonies to break off from the empires.

Why was the relationship between Western missionaries and colonial officials so complicated?

The relationship between missionaries and colonial officials were complicated because not only did the officials not like missionary presence due to it being a "destabilizing factor", but the missionaries became the informal spokespeople for Western civilization.

What sciences were most associated with the New Imperialism?

The sciences that were most associated with the New Imperialism were Anthropology and Medicine.

How did France gain control of Indochina?

They got the support of the papacy, and through that gained ground in Indochina and elsewhere in Asia.

How has the spread of Christianity in the non-Western world affected the Christian churches?

The spread of Christianity affected many other religions. The spread of Christianity in the non-Western world also helped Christian churches.

What technological improvements enabled Western powers to dominate so much of the non-Western world?

The technological improvements were steamboats, conquest of tropical diseases, firearms, submarine cables, and telecommunications

What were the "tools of imperialism"?

The tools were steamboats, conquest of tropical diseases, firearms, and telecommunications.

How did the British come to dominate India?

They used the East India Company, which was a private company of merchants chartered by Parliament in 1600. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Company expanded its authority across India by warfare and negotiation.

What were the Opium Wars?

They were wars that were fought due to the British trying to keep the commercial dominance and so they fought with China so that trade deal can stay and they can trade Opium with their merchants.

How did the United States become an imperial power?

Through the building of the Panama Canal, using equipment purchased from an earlier French effort, in 1904.

How did Westerners justify imperialism?

Westerners justified imperialism by saying that they believed they had a duty to extend the benefits of their superior civilization to less technologically advanced people.