The New Imperialism (1800–1914)

Definition of Mercantilism

Control of South Africa

Justification of Imperialism

Results of the Berlin Conference

Definition of Nationalism

Definition of Imperialism

Causes of Imperialism

European ease of dominating other lands (Why?)

British control of Chinese ports

Japan and the Age of Imperialism

Describe the Schlieffen Plan

New warfare technology in WWI

Causes of WWI

American entry into WWI

Neutrality

Russian exit from WWI

Use of Propaganda

WWI warfare changes

Central Powers vs. Allies

The New Imperialism (1800–1914)

Results of the quiz.

1. Which Asante queen led the fight against the British in the last Asante war?

• CORRECT: Yaa Asantewaa
  EXPLANATION: When their king was exiled, the Asante put themselves under the command of their queen, Yaa Asantewaa, who let the fight against the British in the last Asante war.

2. Who was sometimes known as the "father of modern Egypt"?

• CORRECT: Muhammad Ali
  EXPLANATION: Muhammad Ali is sometimes known as the "father of modern Egypt." He introduced a number of political and economic reforms and increased Egyptian participation in world trade.

3. In 1898, the new German empire hoped to increase its influence as an imperialist power by

• CORRECT: building a Berlin-to-Baghdad railway.
  EXPLANATION: Germany hoped to increase its influence in the region of the crumbling Ottoman empire by building a Berlin-to-Baghdad railway.

4. The Wahhabi Islamic reform movement

• CORRECT: wanted to return to Muhammad's original teachings.
  EXPLANATION: The Wahhabi movement in Arabia wanted to recapture the purity and simplicity of Muhammad's original teachings.

5. What event highlighted Ottoman decline and opened a new era of European contact with Muslim regions of the world?

• CORRECT: Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
  EXPLANATION: Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt, a province of the Ottoman empire in 1797. His campaign there highlighted Ottoman decline and led to an increase in European contact with Muslim regions.

6. The Indian National Congress believed in

• CORRECT: eventual self-rule but supported Western-style modernization.
  EXPLANATION: The Indian National Congress believed in peaceful protest to gain their ends—eventual self-rule, while embracing Western-style modernization in India.

7. At the Berlin Conference, it was agreed that a European power could NOT claim any part of Africa unless it

• CORRECT: had set up a government office in the area.
  EXPLANATION: Because of the increase in rival claims to regions in Africa, European powers met in Berlin and agreed that a European power could not colonize any part of Africa unless it had set up a government office there.

8. Why was Leopold forced to turn over his colony in the Congo to the Belgian government?

• CORRECT: he allowed the inhumane treatment of African laborers
  EXPLANATION: International outrage over reports of Belgian overseers brutalizing villagers forced Leopold to turn over his personal colony to the government.

9. Which imperial power relied on sultans, chiefs, or other local rulers to govern their colonies?

• CORRECT: the British
  EXPLANATION: The British practiced indirect rule in their colonies, often choosing a sultan, chief, or other local ruler to govern.

10. Which European advance in technology or knowledge was NOT a particular help as Westerners set out to colonize Asia and Africa?

• CORRECT: the flashlight
  EXPLANATION: New technologies including riverboats and the telegraph, as well as new medicines such as Quinine, were a great advantage to Westerners as they began to colonize Asia and Africa.

11. Why did Russia plot to gain control of Bosporus and the Dardanelles during the decline of the Ottoman empire?

• CORRECT: to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea
  EXPLANATION: Russians wanted control of the Bosporus and Dardanelles because that would give them access to the Mediterranean Sea.

12. Which of the following was NOT a complaint heard about imperialism?