MWH Imperialism Test
What was the British East India Company?
a trading company between britain and asia, profits were based on number of shares, the investor holds voyages that were risky, tea was the most priced product.
What was the Force Publique?
african military forced that burned villages, cut off heads of uncooperative chiefs, and slaughtered those refusing to collect rubber.
What was the Open Door Policy?
america forced china to trade with all countries, u.s. was scared china would be divided like Africa, so they kept it open with the u.s. military.
George Washington Williams Writes His Open Letter
aroused protest by other important figures like mark twain, 4 complaints. natives can't understand rules, the government can't support military, and financial strength, cruelty was being ignored.
The Khedive Sells Egypt's Share Of The Canal To Britian
british interest rises as a route to its valuable colony of India, "the jewel in the british crown", britian bought egypts share of the canal, Egypt becomes a British protectorate.
What was the Treaty of Nanking?
british merchants can live and trade in china, and china pays for opium that was destroyed, the emperor can't stop opium from being traded.
What was the Mugal Empire?
european traders had to negotiate with rulers and kings, concentrated its powers to do the interior of india would left causal cities more open to forgin influences
Henry Morton Stanley
explorer who wanted to fill the congo to create life there.
What was the British Raj?
exported indians natural resources, prime locations reforms company was abolished in favor of direct rule british promised respect all treaties indians would remain independent
What was the Indian National Congress?
first concentrated on specific concerns for indians, then were calling for self government.
King Leopold II
he created a colony in central africa under the guise of humanitarian goals, but rules brutally
Who was Muhammad Ali of Egypt?
he was the opium army officer, who seized power in Egypt by taking advantage of the ottoman empires weaknesses, he also introduced modern reforms, improved army's, public schools, textiles, and shipbuilding.
What was the British Conference?
it divided Africa between the european countries, europeans were present, africans were not.
What was the Construction of the Suez Canal?
it was to shorten trade routes from asia to europe, it was planned by the french, egyptian peasants built it without getting payed, egypt and France had ownership.
What was the Opium War?
the chinese government outlawed opium and executed chinese drug dealers. they wanted britain to stop the trade--britian refused, insisting on right of free trade. chinese warships clashed with british merchants, beginning the opium war. britain easily defeated the chinese.
What were the Boxers?
the order of the righteous and harmonious fist anti-christian and anti-foreign, thought foreigners destroyed china multinational force invaded capital and set free those who held captive, last major of the king dynasty.
Lin Zexu
wrote a letter to Queen Victoria about the effects of opium- poison, seduced their people, lost money, death sentences for sellers and buyers, and chaos.