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Global History IIH
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Age of Imperialism Test Review
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TEST FORMAT: Asia Maps, Multiple Choice, CRQ
What is imperialism?
Why did the Europeans want to imperialize Africa and Asia in the 1800s?
POLITICAL REASONS:
ECONOMIC REASONS:
SOCIAL REASONS:
What was the White Man’s Burden?
Who was Charles Darwin? How did his ideas relate to imperialism?
What was the Berlin Conference?
Which European powers competed for control of South Africa? Why?
What happened in the Belgian Congo colony?
What were the effects of imperialism?
+ Africa:
+Europe:
-Africa:
-Europe:
What was the Sepoy Rebellion? What was its outcome?
What were the effects of imperialism?
+ India:
+Britain:
-India:
-Britain:
What were the Opium Wars? What was their outcome?
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
How was the relationship between China and Japan in the late 19th century?
What are spheres of influence?
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
What were the effects of imperialism?
+ China:
+Europe:
-China:
-Europe:
What was Japan’s foreign policy until the 1850s? Why?
Who was Matthew Perry? How did his actions change Japan’s history?
What was the Meiji Restoration?
What did the Japanese do in order to obtain more raw materials?
How was Japan’s experience during the late 19th century different from China’s?
Why?