Name: ______________________________________________________________Date: _________________
Chapter 25: The New Imperialism Study Guide
1. Early British Imperialism in India was carried out by the ____________________________________.
2. Resentment among Indian Soldiers who fought in the British Army known as ___________________
flared into rebellion when they learned that pork and beef fat was used in cartridges.
3. The era of British rule in India is often called the British _________________________.
4. The growth of Indian nationalism led to the Indian organization called _________________________
______________________________ that was founded in 1885.
5. When the British announced plans to partition Bengal, Nationalists ordered a three year boycott of
British goods called ____________________________________.
6. One result of the Boycott was the formation of the ____________________________________ to
protect their interests against the Hindus.
7. When Britain found that they had a trade deficit with China, they began to import ______________.
8. In 1842, the British captured Shanghai and forced the Chinese to sign the Treaty of
_____________________________.
9. This was the first of several _________________________ treaties that benefited European countries
at the expense of China.
10. These treaties gave _____________________________________ to the British, meaning that British
citizens in China had the right to be tried in British courts rather than Chinese courts for their
crimes.
11. Many Chinese people began to believe that the Qing had lost the Mandate of Heaven and staged the
_________________________________ rebellion in 1850.
12. The Harmonious Fists staged the ____________________________________ in which they attacked
Christians and Foreigners.
13. In 1911 __________________________________ created the Nationalist party who eventually forced
the Qing Dynasty to step down.
14. U.S. Commodore ________________________________ intimidated the Japanese into signing the
Treaty of Kanagawa allowing the United States trading privileges in Japan.
15. After the Shogun agreed to Western demands, the Japanese people forced him to step down and the
______________________________ took power.
16. Once they had enacted reforms to modernize Japan, the Japanese easily defeated China in the
_________________________________ war.
17. They went on to annex Korea after the ___________________________________ war.
18. In Southeast Asia, _______________________ was the only country to resist European domination.
19. France combined Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia into one colony called ________________________.
20. Europeans used the ideology of _________________________________ to justify their attitudes of
racial supremacy.
21. One advocate of this philosophy was _________________________ who wanted a railroad linking
Britain’s cape colony in Southern Africa to Cairo in Egypt.
22. In 1869, the British opened the ______________________________ in Egypt connecting the
Mediterranean with the Red Sea.
23. In 1884, European leaders met for the ____________________________________ in Germany to divide
African territory.
24. The Congo Free State in Central Africa was claimed by Belgian King ________________________.
25. The Zulu leader __________________________ had resisted colonialism by subduing neighboring
peoples but eventually they also were also annexed by the British.
26. Ethiopia remained the only independent state in all of Africa because their emperor
______________________________ modernized Ethiopia and defeated the Italian army that attacked
in 1897.
27. For 30 years after Mexico had won independence, their politics were dominated by
____________________________________________________.
28. When civil war erupted in Mexico, the conservatives turned to French Emperor
__________________________ for help.
29. __________________________________________________ led a band of rebels who supported
Madero’s ideas and captured the city of Juarez.
30. Meanwhile, ______________________________ led a group of indigenous people calling for land
reforms.
31. When the United States recognized ______________________________ as the legitimate president of
Mexico, Pancho Villa attacked the United States.
32. With inspiration from ______________________________ Cuba began fighting for independence
from Spain.
33. One result of the war was a three year rebellion led by _________________________________ against
the United States in the Philippines.
Short Answer: Supply at least three historical facts that answer each of these questions. Try to include all or
most of the terms listed after each question in your answer.
1.
How did the British take control of India during the mid-1700s (British East India Company, Mughal
Empire, Sepoy mutiny, Raj)
2. How did British rule lead to the development of Indian Nationalism? (Indian Civil Service, Ram Mohun
Roy, Indian National Congress, Muslim League)
3. What caused a series of rebellions in China that started in the 1850s? (opium war, Treaty of Nanjing,
unequal treaties, extraterritoriality, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion)
4.
How did European intervention in China contribute to the downfall of the Qing Dynasty? (selfstrengthening movement, Empress Dowager Cixi, Boxer Rebellion, Sun Yixian, Nationalist party )
5.
How did Japan become an imperial power? (Treaty of Kanagawa, Tokugawa Shogun, Emperor Meiji, Iwakura
Mission, Sino-Japanese War, Russo Japanese War)
6.
How and why did the French acquire a colony in Southeast Asia? (Nguyn dynasty, Napoleon III, Treaty of
Saigon, French Indochina)
7.
What was the “Scramble for Africa”? (Cecil Rhodes, quinine, Suez Canal, Berlin Conference, Boer War,
Leopold II )
8.
How did Africans resist European Imperialism? (Zulu, Shaka, Menelik II, Samory Toure, Maji)
9. What were the major events of the Mexican Revolution?(Napoleon III, Porfirio Diaz, Francisco “Pancho”
villa, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano Carrenza)
10. How did the United States gain control over more territory in the late 1800s? (Spanish American War,
Jose Marti, Emilio Aguinaldo, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary)