The extention of a nations power over other lands?
Imperialism
The belief that race determines a persons traits and capabilities?
Racism
A political unit that depends on another gov.?
Protectorate
Colonial gov. In which local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status?
Indirect rule.
Colonial gov. In which local elites are removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials brought from the colonizing country?
Direct rule
What's the western nations hope to gain by establishing new colonies after 1880?
Raw materials for their industries and markets to sell their products.
France was motivated to take over Vietnam by its economic ambitions as well as by:
Rivalry with Britain
Why did the U.S. Fight so hard to defeat he Philippine guerrilla forces?
To gain a connection to the markets of china
Citizens if he colonies probably preferred indirect rule over direct rule because...
There would be fewer changes to their way of life
Early resistance to colonial rule was based on...
Anger and bad treatment
Eauropeans were interested in West Africa especially for its...
Raw Materials
Henry Stanley stayed in Africa after David Livingstone died because...
He believed that Livingstone's work was important
What is one important reason that European nations met at the Berlin Conference?
European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims for lands in East Africa
What happened as a result of the large Boer farming settlements in South Africa?
War with Britain in which Britain won the territory
How did European imperialism give rise to African nationalism?
Educated Africans rebelled because they recognized the hypocrisy of the Europeans' treatment of them
Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company:
Sepoy
Governors who ruled as a representative of a monarch:
Viceroys
Indian writer and poet:
Ravindranath Tagore
Indian independence leader:
Mohandas Gandhi
British power actively involved in India's political and military affairs:
British East India Company
The major immediate cause of the Great Rebellion Mutiny was...
A rumor that rifle cartridges were greased with cow fat and pig fat
As a result of the Great Rebellion, the British Parliament...
Transferred the East India Company's power directly to the British government
What was a benefit of British rule?
Political stability
The Indian National Congress...
Asked to share the governing process with the British
What renewed interest in India?
Newspapers and books written in Indian languages
Theodore Roosevelt supported a Rebellion that allowed ________ to become a new nation.
Panama
The ________ to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the U.S. Could intervene in Latin American countries that were guilty of misconduct.
Roosevelt Corollary
Porfirio D�az was forced from power by _______, who then attempted to reform Mexicos gov.
Francisco Madero
As a result of the ________, Mexico citizens gained many rights and protections.
Constitution of 1917
Latin America experienced prosperity when it began to __________ goods to Europe and the U.S.
Export
U.S. Military forces were sent to Latin American countries to...
Protect U.S. Interests
Which segment of Latin American society grew as a result of the new prosperity?
Middle sectors
The call for agrarian reform in Mexico led to...
Redistribution of land
The U.S. Used dollar diplomacy to...
Expand its economic influence in Latin America