World History Test Study Guide
Littlejohn – Chapters 27 and 28
Chapter 27, Sec. 1 – be able to : describe the factors that prevented European domination
of Africa, summarize the motives of European colonizers and the factors that allowed
them to control Africa, identify Henry Stanley and his role in African conquest, describe
Belgian control of the Congo, explain the outcome of the Berlin Conference, identify
three groups that clashed in South Africa and the causes and consequences of the Boer
War
Terms to know : imperialism, Maxim gun, quinine, King Leopold II, Afrikaner, Great
Trek, Social Darwinism
Chapter 27, sec. 2 – be able to : distinguish between different forms of colonial control,
explain the difference between direct and indirect control, discuss various African
resistance movements and their level of success or failure, list the benefits and problems
caused by imperialism
Terms to know : colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, economic imperialism,
paternalism, assimilation, Menelik II, Maji Maji rebellion
Chapter 27, Sec. 3 – be able to : describe the Crimean War’s causes and outcomes,
explain how Britain seized control of the Suez Canal
Chapter 27, Sec. 4 – be able to : describe the British takeover of India, identify positive
and negative aspects of British colonialism in India, trace early nationalist movements in
India, explain why India was known as the “jewel in the crown”
Terms to know : sepoy, Sepoy Mutiny, Raj
Chapter 27, Sec. 5 – be able to : discuss why European nations were interested in
Southeast Asia and identify areas in the Pacific Rim that were controlled by western
nations, explain why Siam was able to remain independent, detail American imperialist
actions in the Pacific
Terms to know : King Mogkut, Spanish – American War, Emiliano Aguinaldo, Queen
Liliuokalani, Sanford Dole
Chapter 28, Sec. 1 – be able to : explain how Britain and other western nations were able
to gain trading access to China
Terms to know : Opium Wars, extraterritorial rights, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion
Chapter 28, Sec. 2 – be able to : describe how the US gained trading right with Japan,
explain how Japan modernized its nation; give examples of Japan’s imperialism
Terms to know : Matthew Perry, gun boat diplomacy, Treaty of Kanagawa, Meiji rule,
Sino – Japanese War, Russo – Japanese War
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