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| 336125369 | New imperialism | territorial conquests by Europe and the U.S.; more conquests inland due to mil. and med. tech (railroads, weapons, quinine) | 0 | |
| 336125370 | Political motives of imperialism | power and land | 1 | |
| 336125371 | Cultural motives of imperialism | improve rights of women, spread Christianity | 2 | |
| 336125372 | Economic motives of imperialism | need minerals and crops for indust.; businessmen protect against foreign comp.; end slavery (replaced by cheap indigenous labor) | 3 | |
| 336125373 | Exploration imperialism | 14 and 1500s; less penetration of African and Asian interior; less direct infl. | 4 | |
| 336125374 | Colonies | regions politically controlled by distant country (Dutch in S. Africa, British in India) | 5 | |
| 336125375 | Protectorates | rel. protection and partial control by superior power over dependent country (Cuba, Panama) | 6 | |
| 336125376 | Spheres of influence | area controlled pol./econ. by one nation (Euro in Africa and China) | 7 | |
| 336125377 | King Leopold | Belgium king who took control of Congo; exploited rubber; turned natives virtually into slaves; kept revenue for himself | 8 | |
| 336125378 | The Berlin Conference | prompted by King Leopold; European powers divide Africa but don't consult any Africans, result in scramble for Africa | 9 | |
| 336125379 | White Man's Burden | white men's duty is to civilize the savage Africans (poem by Rudyard Kipling) | 10 | |
| 336125380 | Zulu | South Africa; unique fighting style; defeated due to Euros having superior tech. | 11 | |
| 336125381 | Afrikan/Boer Wars | Brits est. colony and force Boers to migrate (Great Trek); diamond mining causes tension; Boers win 1st war and lose 2nd | 12 | |
| 336125382 | Apartheid | apartness in S. Africa aka segregation; Nelson Mandela and world opinion abolish in early 1990s | 13 | |
| 336125383 | British East India Company | rise of British raj; Battle of Plassey; Brit. victory over Indian and French means less Mughal power | 14 | |
| 336125384 | 1st ruling period of India | peaceful co-existence; traditional systems | 15 | |
| 336125385 | Zamindars | local tax collectors under BEIC; over-tax and seize peasant lands | 16 | |
| 336125386 | 2nd ruling period | assimilation; change ruling policies b/c corruption in BEIC and rel. revival | 17 | |
| 336125387 | British reforms | end social practices like sati; promote English lang.; public schools; missionaries | 18 | |
| 336125388 | Sepoy Rebellion | Indian soldiers under British control revolt; Badshahi govt. tries to take control of India b/c they object to trade monopoly; rel. conflict; native artisanship reduced | 19 | |
| 336125389 | Result of Sepoy Rebellion | British troops crush mutiny | 20 | |
| 336125390 | The Origin of Species and the Descent of Man | Charles Darwin; survival of the fittest | 21 | |
| 336125391 | Social Darwinism | natural selection applies to humans; justified imperialism and eugenics | 22 | |
| 336125392 | British imperialism in Australia | British claim Australia b/c they say Aboriginals are savages; friendly relations at first but then turn into war; Pemulwuy leads attacks against whites; massacre @ Myall Creek | 23 | |
| 336125393 | White Australia Policy | Immigration Restriction Act = only Euros could immigrate to Australia; final parts of act removed in 1973 | 24 | |
| 336125394 | Egypt under Ottoman Rule | late 1800s O. infl. weak; local beys had more power; Muhammad Ali defeated French and O; as viceroy had almost exclusive control; INDUSTRIALIZED EGYPT | 25 | |
| 336125395 | Suez Canal | connected Med. and Indian Ocean; sell stock in canal; 1882 British declare Egypt a protectorate | 26 | |
| 336125396 | Ottomans | lose territory throughout 18 and 1800s; ind. movements in Greece & SE Euro; lose all terr. except Turkey after WWI | 27 | |
| 336125397 | Chinese isolation | Until 1830s; Euros only trade in Canton w/ strict limits | 28 | |
| 336125398 | Opium Wars | Brits begin to import more Chinese tea; trade imbalance b/c China no longer imported British cotton; Manchu forbid opium; Chinese forced to sign Treaty of Nanjing | 29 | |
| 336125399 | Taiping Rebellion | Chinese Buddhists try to bring down Manchu govt.; 20 million killed | 30 | |
| 336125400 | Boxer Rebellion | the Righteous and Harmonious Fists try to stop foreign infl. in China; rebellion crushed and leads to end of imperial rule in 1911 | 31 | |
| 336125401 | Matthew Perry | Black Ships; force J. to est. trade and diplomatic relations w/ U.S.; unequal treaties | 32 | |
| 336125402 | Internal conflict in Japan | shogunate's deal w/ west - dishonorable; emperor takes control | 33 | |
| 336125403 | Modernization of Meiji Japan | abolish feudal order; constitutional government (although suffrage very limited); diet = elected parliament | 34 | |
| 336125404 | Zaibatsu | state initiative and private investment; consolidate econ. power in hands of few powerful families | 35 | |
| 336125405 | Social dev. | no reforms to ease rural pop.'s burden; massive pop. growth; women inferior at home; high school ed.; silk industry | 36 | |
| 336125406 | Sino-Japanese War | Japan gains infl. over Korea | 37 | |
| 336125407 | Russo-Japanese War | Japan's navy leads to victory over Russia; Russian revolution in 1905 | 38 | |
| 336125408 | Japan annexes Korea in | 1910 | 39 | |
| 336125409 | Japan and Russia | both latecomers to indust.; isolated; pressure from West; RR and steam engines | 40 |
