AP World History - Chapter 25

officials of British East India Company fought against Indian princes

Battle of Plassey

Dutch settlers in South Africa

Boers

When diamonds were discovered in the Orange Free State in 1867, British entrepreneurs such as ____________ ______________ began to move in.

Cecil Rhodes

A succession of reforms in India culminated in sweeping measures taken in the 1790s by Lord _______________.

Cornwallis

T/F Even martial peoples like the Zulu in South Africa lacked the courage and discipline to defeat sizable British forces.

False

T/F In the 1620s, the Dutch were content to become the vassals of the kingdom of Java.

False

T/F In their wars of conquest, the British relied heavily on inexperienced British soldiers who joined the army to travel to exotic places.

False

T/F The British won the decisive victory against the Zulu at the battle of Isandhlwana.

False

T/F Transvaal and the Orange Free State were two British republics.

False

________________ is a result of the Industrial Revolution

Imperialism

Hawaii was opened to the West through the voyages of Captain ______________ ____________ from 1777 to 1779.

James Cook

King ________________ of Hawaii promoted economic change, encouraging Western merchants to establish export trade in Hawaiian goods in return for increasing revenues to the royal treasury.

Kamenameha

What 2 African countries weren't colonized by the Europeans?

Liberia & Ethiopia

Who organized the Berlin conference of 1884-1885?

Otto van Bismarck

British political establishment in India

Raj

The rise of the British _________in India owed much to the rivalry between the British and the French.

Raj

By the mid-1890s, _______________ became the colony's most profitable industry.

Rubber

Indian soldier trained in British military style

Sepoy

Application of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection to race to justify European conquest of non-Western societies

Social Darwinism

Few Europeans ruled many indigenous peoples

Tropical dependency colony

T/F Despite the odds against them, African and Asian peoples often fiercely resisted the imposition of colonial rule.

True

T/F European women were once held to be the chief culprits in the growing social gap between colonizers and colonized, but male officials may well have been mainly responsible.

True

T/F In many areas of India, the British were content to leave Indian rulers in control of their Princely States.

True

T/F In order to survive in the hot tropical environments of south and southeast Asia, the Dutch and English were forced to accommodate themselves to the ancient and sophisticated host cultures of their Asian colonies.

True

T/F The Boer War raged from 1899 to 1902 in South Africa and began the process of decolonization for the European settlers of South Africa.

True

What were the 2 types of colonies?

White Dominions & Contested Settler Colonies

______________ ______________ ________________ was widely accepted

White Racial Supremacy

Who won the Battle of Isandlwana?

Zulu

In what way was the intrusion of the British East India Company in India similar to the Dutch entry into Java? a) The conversion of the Indian elite to Christianity b) The intervention into local squabbles among indigenous princes in return for authority over land c) The British removal of all local rulers in the 18th century d) The direct intervention of the British government e) The effort to maintain local customs

b

Nabobs were... a) local rulers in India b) representatives of the British East India Company who went out to secure sudden wealth, often through corruption c) administrative districts within the three presidencies d) peasants in the Javanese social hierarchy e) Indian soldiers working for the East India Company

b

Which of the following definitions most accurately defines the term "White Dominions"? a) Imperial possessions in which the numbers of European settlers and indigenous peoples were approximately equal b) Colonies with substantial majorities of white, European immigrants c) Colonies in which small numbers of Europeans ruled large numbers of non-Western peoples d) Colonies which were largely unpopulated prior to the coming of the Europeans e) Colonies in which European and indigenous residents coexisted peacefully

b

________________ empire was the biggest empire in world history

british

Lord Cornwallis... a) was the British commander at the Battle of Plassey b) served in the war against Napoleon, then as the first Governor General of India in the 1850s c) introduced sweeping reforms that reduced the power of local administrators in India in the 1790s d) was the leader of the evangelical religious movement in India e) was a British leader who supported giving more political control to the Indians

c

Which of the following is an example of a "contested settler colony"? a) Australia b) Senegal c) New Zealand d) Canada e) Southern North America

c

Which of the following nations did NOT enter the competitive race for colonial empire and industrial supremacy after 1870? a) Germany b) Belgium c) Spain d) The United States e) Great Britain

c

Which of the following statements is most accurate? a) Faced with the advanced military technology of the Europeans, indigenous peoples ceased resisting the imperial advance b) Despite advances in military technology, the Europeans remained unable to overcome the Asian advantages in population c) African and Asian peoples often fiercely resisted colonial rule, although without realistic chances of permanent success d) No African or Asian military forces won set piece battles e) The African and Asian peoples who resisted by using unconventional tactics succeeded in retaining independence

c

In ________________ _________________ colonies, Europeans and indigenous peoples increasingly clashed over land rights, resource control, social status, and differences in culture.

contested settler

By 1914, the only independent nation in southeast Asia was... a) Java b) Malaysia c) Vietnam d) Siam e) Korea

d

The bulk of the territories that the British East India Company ruled directly were administered through the three... a) Princely States b) nawabs c) sepoys d) presidencies e) branches of the Raj

d

Which of the following statements concerning the Indian resistance to British colonialism is most accurate? a) Following the defeat at Plassey, the Princely States unified into a single opposition force under Siraj-ud-daula b) Following Plassey, there was no resistance to British control of India c) The greatest opponent of British colonialism in India was the resurgent Mughal Empire d) Indian princes continued to fight with each other despite the ever-growing power of the British Raj e) The British were welcomed for their superior technology

d

policy of strengthening a country's power into an empire through military & diplomatic domination of other areas of world into colonies

imperialism

The venality and misgovernment of the Indian ____________ resulted in the catastrophic Bengal famine of 1770.

nabobs

Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta became the administrative centers of the three ___________________ that made up the bulk of the territory that Britain ruled in India.

presidencies

What was the long term plan of the British government for taking over India?

they didn't have one (it was all about trade)

The greater portion of European empires consisted of ___________________ ______________________ in Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific in which small numbers of Europeans ruled large numbers of non-Western peoples.

tropical dependencies

In _____________ __________________, the descendants of European settlers made up the overwhelming majority of the population.

white dominions