Review Sheet Chapters 24
Imperialism
Terms
Imperialism
Sepoys
Raj
Battle of Plassey
Nabobs
Berlin Conference
Tropical Dependencies
White Dominions
Contested Settler Colonies
Mataram
Scramble for Africa
Boer War
The Great Trek
Ethnocentrism
Utilitarianism
Social Darwinism
White Man’s Burden
Blood or Conflict Diamonds
Cash Crop
People
Robert Clive
Cecil Rhodes
Rudyard Kipling
Captain James Cook
King Leopold
Concepts
 What were the motives for the new Imperialism (by industrialized countries?
 Explain social Darwinism or “white man’s burden”
 Compare the periods of old and new imperialism.
 Why were European powers able to take over so many places in Africa and Asia
during this period?
 Discuss the progression of the Dutch and British East India companies from
trading to colonizing.
 Discuss the motives for and outcomes of the Boer War in southern Africa.
 Describe the role of Cecil Rhodes in controlling the diamond trade.
 Why was the battle of Plassey significant?