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| This rebellion was in part caused by the British troops violating Hindu and Muslim religious laws as well as widening British control. When did this rebellion happen, where did it take place, and under which British monarch? | The Indian Rebellion of 1857 took place during the reign of Queen Victoria. She would be declared Empress of India in 1876. |
| Discriminated against and at the same time highly educated, elite classes in India founded this political organization in 1885 that accepted some British liberalism and welcomed some opportunities for trade in education and also challenged Britain's right to rule India at all. | the Indian National Congress |
| Which European monarch referred to Africa as a "magnificent cake" and claimed the Congo region, which resulted in one of the most cruel forms of imperialism in modern history? | King Leopold II of Beligium |
| For early imperialists, Africa was known as "The White Man's Grave". Name the disease that produced this nickname, and the medicine the Europeans began to use on a wide-scale basis to fight off this disease. | Malaria, quinine |
| This collection of pseudo-–-scientific ideas was embraced by many Europeans (especially those who were wealthy) – to justify racial imperialism, physical leisure pursuits, their own social status, and policies designed to reshape the lives of the poor and the work habits of women. | Social Darwinism |
| The Boer War was directly instigated by this Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, who directed a raid into the territory of the Transvaal--which was controlled by Dutch settlers-- to provoke a conflict. | Cecil Rhodes |
| Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines were all possessions lost by this country to the United States in 1898. | Spain |
| By 1914, this country largely controlled the bulk of northwestern Africa including Morocco, Algeria, and Senegal. | France |
| In the South African War of 1899 to 1902, this group of people, classified as an enemy, was herded into a new, modern, and unfamiliar institution. Identify the people and the institution. | The Boers were herded into concenration camps. |
| This is the one state that by 1914 still remained independent in Africa. | Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
| After significant political unrest in 1905, this European monarch agreed to create a representative body, which allowed for some open public debate and liberalized government but was ultimately ineffective. Name the monarch and the representative body. | Tsar Nicholas II yielded to the creation of the Duma. |
| This is the term that classifies the well educated elites in Russian society who wanted some liberalized political reform – – it's a Russian word. | intelligentsia |
| In order to secure stability and eliminate discontent, this prime minister appointed by Nicholas II instituted a range of policies such as: ending the mir system of communal farming, clamping down on revolutionary organizations, making government loans available to peasants, and stepping up Russification to crush ethnic dissent. He was assassinated in 1911. | Peter Stolypin |
| Seven colonial powers united to put down this nationalist and anti-Christian rebellion in China at the turn of the 20th century. | the Boxer Rebellion |
| This European country by 1914 controlled most of Indonesia, also known as the East Indies. | the Netherlands |
| In 1905, the navy of this country sailed halfway around the globe only to be completely destroyed by this emerging East Asian power in a famous naval battle. Name the country, the power, and if you can, the battle. | Russia's Baltic fleet was destroyed by Japan in the Battle of Tsushima Strait in 1905. |
| This youthful group of nationalists, inspired by the defeat of a superpower by a smaller Asian country, referred to their own country as "the Japan of the Middle East". They also rejected their own overlord's pan Islamic imperial ideology. Name the group of nationalists, and of course, the name for their own country they hoped would be independent. | The Young Turks wanted a modernized, strong, and indepedent Turkey. |
| In 1898 these two European rivals in Africa edged to the brink of war over competing claims to a town in a north African region. After this crisis they formed a new dual alliance. Name the rivals, name the town, name the region, and name the new alliance. (You're a real pro if you can get all 4 of them!) | Britain and France each claimed Fashoda, a town in the Sudan, which ultimately led to their forming the Entente Cordiale. |
| In response to escalating tensions brought about by the scramble for Africa, this statesman called a conference in this city in 1884-1885 which ultimately decided that control of settlements along the African coast guaranteed rights to internal territory, which in turn led to the dissection of the continent. Name the name the statesman and the city. | Otto von Bismarck of Germany initiated the Berlin Conference, a series of meetings in 1884 in 1885, which was supposed to reduce bloodshed but in fact accelerated imperial expansion and tension. |
| This English literary figure wrote a famous home about the boon imposed by imperialism on Europeans. Name the figure, and the poem. | Rudyard Kipling in 1899 wrote "The White Man's Burden": "Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need;" |
