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British Empire

Why were the Filipinos in the Phillipines upset with the US after the Spanish-American War?

US did not give the Phillipines independence

What were the social benefits of Imperialism?

Schools and universities opened, and better medicine and hospitals introduced

What war was between Dutch farmers and the English in South Africa?

Boer Wars

After the Spanish American War, the US took over what nations?

Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico & Guam

Who fought against British Imperialism in India?

Sepoys

Emperor Menelik II successfully defended what nation against invasion in 1896?

Ethiopia

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

14 European countries divided Africa without any regard for people there

What is imperialism?

The conquering of foreign territories by powerful countries for natural resources & markets

What were the beliefs/goals of Europeans and Americans who believed the "White Man's Burden"?

Spread Christianity, "Civilize" & educate other nations, end the slave trade

What is a sphere of influence?

Foreign power gets exclusive rights

What is a protectorate?

Controlled by foreign power

Why did America annex Hawaii?

Sugar Plantations were valuable

What were the economic benefits to imperialism?

industrial goods, new jobs, infrastructure improved with roads, railroad, & postal services

What is a colony?

Ruled directly by a foreign power

What main resource was being removed from the Congo?

Rubber

What country brutalized the Congo?

Belgium

Why did Japan beat Russia in the Russo-Japanese War?

Russia was involved in their own civil war.

China fought the Opium Wars against what nation?

England