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| What were the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion in India? | East India Company (British run) took unpopular steps British believed that they needed to convert the Indians to Christianity and save their souls |
| What action did the Sepoys take against the British? | They rose up against their British officers and massacred men, women and children. |
| How did the British react the the Sepoy Rebellion? | They crushed the revolt and burned and slaughtered Indians. |
| What were two results of the Sepoy Rebellion? | 1)Fear, mistrust and anger on both sides 2) Parliament ended rule of British East India Company and put India under British crown |
| What is imperialism? | a stronger country takes over a weaker country for their own economic benefit |
| What is the name that can be used for a nation that owns a colony? | mother country |
| Why did early European traders go to Africa? | for gold, ivory, and pepper and eventually slaves |
| How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism? | industrial nations (like England) needed natural resources & raw materials for factories |
| What are some positive examples of imperialism? | Infrastructure (roads & bridges), brought religion, industry and trade to China--helped economy |
| What are some positive examples of imperialism?(Britian's perspective) | Opened schools, improved medical care, exposure to new ideas, new ag. methods |
| What were some negative examples of imperialism? (Chinese perspective) | people were enslaved, loss of culture and identity |
| What were some negative examples of imperialism? | loss of control over their own gov't. loss of land |
| What is ethnocentrism? | The Chinese belief that foreigners were barbarians. |
| What is the Middle Kingdom? | The Chinese believed that China was the center of the Universe and therefore the middle kingdom |
| Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief that the right to rule comes from God |
| How did social Darwinism justify imperialism? | Belief in survival of the fittest--Europeanns were superior and could take control of the weaker |
| What was the Boxer Uprising? | Chinese (secret society) who did not like foreigners in their country,staged an uprising and tried to drive foreigners out |
| What were the causes of the Opium War? | British wanted more open ports for trade to sell opium |
| What were the results of the Opium War? | British win the war and force Chinese to open all the ports, new countries come in |
| What were the countries involved in China? | Britian, Russia, Japan, France, Germany |
| What was the Boer War? | Between the English and Dutch farmers in Africa over land |
| What was the result of the Boer War? | English won and set up Union of South Africa |
