Imperialism in Asia

Enemy

A common language, geography, culture, and ____________ all encouraged Nationalism.

Opium Wars

conflict between Britain and China in 1839 over the Opium trade

Markets

divisions of the economy that specialize in certain goods or services.

Imperialism

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

Colonialism

Another name for imperialism where a strong nation seeks to dominate another country politically, socially, and economically.

The Boxer Rebellion

Chinese rebellion against foreigners. Western armies crushed the rebellion and forced China to give trade concessions to the west

Mother Country

The name given to a country that rules its colonies.

Militarism

__________________ helped imperialism because countries used colonies as military bases and sea ports for their ships.

Industrialization

__________________ helped imperialism because factory owners needed to acquire more natural resources and raw materials from other countries to keep up with production demands for their goods.

Nationalism

__________________ helped imperialism because the country thought that building an empire would make them look important.

White Man's Burden

___________________ was a belief that helped encourage imperialism. It is the idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized

Sphere of Influence

a foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities

Colony

a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country