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Imperialism

AfricaAfrica

Scramble for Africa- race by Europeans to claim colonies in Africa.

Wanted raw materials and markets for goods.

White Man’s Burden- belief that European culture is superior and they are obligated to spread it.

Divided Africa without concern for tribal groups.

Latin AmericaLatin America

Spanish wanted the riches of the new world.Gold, God and Glory.Viceroy systemClass structure- Peninsulares, Creoles,

mestizos.Mercantilism

IndiaIndia

British ruled India- viceroy systemImposed high taxes.Outlaws satiDestroyed cottage industries. Forced to buy

British manufactured goods.Sepoy rebellion.

JapanJapan

No natural resourcesLed to imperialismWant to industrializeTook over Manchuria-China.Cause of WWII

World War IWorld War I

Industrial Revolution created a need for raw materials and markets for goods.

European nations competed for colonies in Africa and Asia.

World War IIWorld War II

Germany took over- Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Italy took over Ethiopia.Japan took China

ChinaChina

The Opium War- Chinese defeated by British. Treaty of Nanking.

Sphere of Influence- economic control over a region.

Open Door Policy- Secretary of State John Hay- equal trading rights in China.

Boxer Rebellion- killed foreigners.