History unit VI
Battle of Omdurman
"a matter of machinery" The Mahdists outnumbered the British yet they still won because they had more advanced technology.
Who won the Sepoy Rebellion?
Britain
Which 2 countries got the most land in Africa
Britain and France
What was a political reason for imperialism?
Europeans wanted colonies to display their power
where was the Sepoy Rebellion?
India
The Monroe Doctrine prevented Europe from taking over countries in __________________
North and South America
What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
What was the theory that some societies were more successful because their cultures were superior?
Social Darwinism
What new technological advancements helped fuel Imperialism?
Steamships, Rifles, and Telegraphs
what caused the Boxer Rebellion?
The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.
Which of these was an economic reason which led to imperialism?
The Europeans needed raw materials for their factories.
The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations
africa
The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.
africa
This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".
india
motivations for new imperialism
natural resource to feed their growing industry. &superiority&nationalism (competition between powers)
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
scramble for africa
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
superior to other cultures
Imperialism
support overseas trade, ending of slave trade and imperial system
colony
the established spheres of influence (people are more likely to rebel.)
new imperialism
to expand land, resources, and people beyond borders.
Socialism is...
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation