Chapter 33: The Building of Global Empires
The term social Darwinism is associated with
Herbert Spencer
In regard to imperialism, the Japanese and Americans
Proved to be just as racist as the Europeans
In the nineteenth century, the majority of indentured laborers came from
India
Under British control, Ceylon became a major producer of
Tea
Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau viewed Europeans as
Intelligent and morally superior to all other peoples in the world
The United States occupied Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after its victory in
The Spanish-Cuban-American War
Cecil Rhodes was
A leading British imperialist who founded a colony in Africa
The Congo Free State was established in the 1870s by
Belgium
The Suez Canal was essential for
British control over India
Who said, "We are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race"?
Cecil Rhodes
The Berlin Conference
Devised the ground rules for the European colonization of Africa
The most important figures in the uprising in 1857 in India were
Disgruntled sepoy troops
The Boers were
Dutch settlers in South Africa
Between 1859 and 1893, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos all fell under the control of
France
After the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani in 1893, the United States took over
Hawai`i
The Sino-Japanese War began with a dispute over
Korea
The social Darwinists believed that
Powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies
"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed
Private companies granted territory and control over taxation and labor for mining, construction, or agricultural projects
By 1900, the only part of Southeast Asia not under European imperial rule was
Siam
Rudyard Kipling's poem, The White Man's Burden, was actually meant to inspire the Americans to colonize
The Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo led an uprising in
The Philippines against the United States
The "Roosevelt Corollary" strengthened U.S. military and economic claims in which area of the world?
Those territories lying in the western hemisphere to the south of the United States
Which matching of imperial power and colony is not correct?
United States and Fiji
Rom Mohan Roy
Was a prominent Bengali intellectual sometimes called the "father of modern India", was a member of the Indian elite and a newspaper publisher, was a Hindu reformer who tried to bring spirituality to bear on the problems of his time, and was a member of the Indian elite who worked with Christian social reformers.
The Monroe Doctrine
Worked as a justification for U.S. intervention in western hemispheric affairs