Height+of+Imperialism

=== #1 Do you think there are any good reasons for one country to take control of another country? If so, under what circumstances do you think it would be justified? If not, why not? Yes, if the other country has resources. ===

===** #2 Indicate which Western power (France, Great Britain, Holland, or the United States,) controlled each of the following countries in Southeast Asia at the end of the nine- tenth century. (If a country remained free of colonial rule, write “none.”): **=== = = ===** #3 How was the “New Imperialism” different from earlier expansion by European nations?: Now European nations wanted direct control over vast territories. **=== = = ===** #4 How was Thailand able to remain free of colonial rule?: King Mongkut and his son King Chulalongkorn, were able to prevent the French and British from placing Thailand under colonial rule. Both kings promoted Western learning and had friendly relations with major European powers. **===

===** #5 How are direct and indirect rule different? Why was indirect rule not always used?: Indirect rule made it easier to gain access to an area’s natural resources, the local rulers were removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials brought from the mother country . **===

** #7 Has anyone ever told you that your traditions and customs were wrong? How would this make you feel?: NOPE. **
===**#8 List which European nations had claims in the following parts of Africa by 1914. West Africa, North Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa:** West Africa, North Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa ===

===** #9 What forms of trade replaced the slave trade in West Africa?: textiles and other manufactured goods in exchange for peanuts, timber, hides, and palm oil from West Africa. **===

** #10 Why was Egypt important to Europeans in the nineteenth century?: Cause they built the canals. **
= = ===** #11 How did Europeans become interested in Central Africa?: to set up Belgian settlements in the Congo. **===

= #12 What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?: officially recognized both British and German claims in East Africa. =

** #13 Who were the Boers?: The descendants of the original Dutch settlers **
====#14 What were the good and bad features of indirect rule?: one good feature is it did not disrupt local customs and institutions. Bad; The system was basi- cally a fraud because British administrators made all major decisions. ====

** #17 British rule in India had both benefits and costs for the Indian people. List four benefits and four costs of the British rule. **
===** #18 What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny? the Indians’ distrust of the British led to a revolt. **=== = =

** #19 Why did 30 million Indians die of starvation between 1800 and 1900?: The zamindars took advantage of their new authority and increased taxes. **
===** #20 What were the goals of Gandhi’s movement?: to force the British to improve the lot of the poor and to gain independence for India **===

** #21 How did the cultural revival in India in the nineteenth century begin?: It began with the creation of a British college in Calcutta. **
===** #22 Have you ever been to Texas? Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? How did Texas become a U.S. state? Yes I have been to Texas, and I did not know that it was a independent country, and Texas became a U.S. State in December 291845. **===

** #23 Indicate which Latin American countries gained their independence in the following years. (1804, 1810, 1821, 1822, 1823) **
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