Imperialism Study Guide

Who benefited and who didn't benefit from the tea-opium connection?

Benefited: Europeans Not Benefit: the Chinese

What was the result of the Taiping Rebellion?

In Hong Ziuguan's rule of the kingdon, there would be great peace, starting with China. He wanted to save the world. In this fantasy, all Chinese people would share china's wealth, and no one is in poverty.

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

A 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

Why did the Boxer Rebellion fail?

Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, Japan and the U.S. stopped the Boxers. They failed because they were poor and weak peasants.

What conflicting British and Chinese positions led to the Opium War? Outcome?

China got mad at Britain for smuggling in opium, so they went to war at sea. But Britain creamed China because of their strong ships. In 1842, they signed a treaty of Nanjing which gave Britain the island of Hong Kong.

How did Japan differ from China in its confrontations with the West?

China remains committed to traditional values, loses numerous territorial conflicts, grants other nations spheres of influence within China, and finally accepts necessity for reform.

What was the Roosevelt Corollary? What did it do?

It was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine that gave the U.S. the right to be "an international police power" in the western Hemisphere.

What was the Open Door Policy?

It was to prevent the occurrence of dividing a country (China) into formal colonies and shut out American traders.

Why did Japan become imperialistic?

Japan became more imperialistic when Japan had gained military, political, and economic strength. It was winning many battles and gained most power.

How did the Treaty of Kanagawa affect Japan?

Japan opened 2 ports, where american ships can take on supplies, and soon, other western powers followed. I think this positively affected Japan because it allowed more countries to trade with Japan.

What importance did spheres of influence have in China and for the nations involved?

Sphere of Influence was a region in which the foreign nation controlled trade and investment. China was taken over by many countries because of their weak economy.

How did the Japanese treat the Koreans after it annexed the country?

The Japanese took over Korea. They changed every Korean way of life to a Japanese way of life, from education to farming. They were very harsh towards the Koreans.

What was the tea-opium connection?

The tea-opium connection was when the Europeans found a product that the Chinese would buy large quantities of, and they discovered a drug, opium.

What difficulties did lower-class Latin Americas continue to face after independence?

The upper and middle class have much more power and more advantages than the lower-class. They had no voting rights-- and, so political powers.

Why did the U.S. join the Cuban war for independence?

They joined because of the substantial business holdings in Cuba. Therefore it had an economic stake in the fate of the country. Since the Spanish forced cubans in concentration camps, U.S. joined the cuban side.

Why did the U.S. think the Open Door Policy is important?

This protected American trading rights in China and China's freedom from colonization.

Why was the U.S. so interested in building the Panama Canal?

To travel by train and by sea took too long, but building a canal would cut the time in half. In 1914, the canal finally opened and the U.S. controlled the tollgates as ships from all over came to use it.

Describe the reforms and modernizations made under the Meiji Reign.

Under the Meiji Reign, they sent out statemen the Europe and North America to study foreign ways. They admired Germany's strong government, they used Germany to base off their own. They changed ways of education and army.

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

a U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America, announced by President James Monroe in 1823.