Age of Imperialism Guided Reading

What war forced China to open its ports to British trade in the 19th century?

Which canal in Egypt allowed faster sea travel to India and Asia?

What term describes European competition for territory in Africa without regard for African borders?

Which raw material from India and Africa was essential for European textile production?

Which country industrialized and expanded into Korea by the late 19th century?

Which ideology argued that Europeans had a moral duty to “civilize” colonized peoples?

Which infrastructure project helped Britain move goods and troops across India efficiently?

What belief justified European domination by claiming that stronger societies naturally dominate weaker ones?

What resource discovered in South Africa increased tensions between the British and the Boers?

Which British company controlled India before the government took direct control?

Which ideology encouraged nations to prove strength and prestige through colonies?

What raw material was exploited in the Congo under King Leopold II?

Which machine gave Europeans a major advantage in colonial military campaigns?

What general term describes regions reorganized by Europeans to supply raw materials for industrial economies?