Study Guide for Test 1, MP 2, Spring 2018 / 10 Grade Social Studies

Review the Following Questions What is imperialism? What are the differences between old and new imperialism? What means gave European countries the power to take over large parts of the many countries? What was the role of Berlin Conference in European Imperialism? What were the impacts of Imperialism in Africa?

What were the main causes of imperialism? How did imperialism generate nationalism in Asia and Africa? What were some nationalist reactions to European Imperialism? What role did industrialization play in imperialism? What was the cause of Opium War and what were its results? Why did the Sepoy Rebellion take place? What was its impact?

What was the Treaty of Nanjing What was the Treaty of Nanjing? What did China have to do because of this treaty? What was the result of Commodore Mathew Perry’s visit to Japan? What was “open door policy”? What is a sphere of influence and what is meant by “extraterritoriality”?

What is a protectorate? How is a protectorate beneficial for an imperial nation? Why did Europeans establish spheres of influence in China? What was Meiji Restoration? What happened to Japan due to Meiji Restoration? Which nations resisted European imperialism and remain independent? Which African leader resisted European imperialism in Southern Africa?

Essay Explain the causes of New Imperialism.