Imperialism 4.5-4.8

difference between a country's imports and exports; shows economic strength

exporting more than importing; increases national wealth

importing more than exporting; leads to debt and dependence

forced payment after war; weakened defeated nations

foreigners exempt from local laws; reduced sovereignty

massive Chinese civil war; weakened Qing dynasty

war between China and Japan; proved Japan's imperial power

US policy for equal trade in China; prevented colonization

Chinese emperor; attempted modernization reforms

Chinese anti-foreign rebellion; resistance to imperialism

Chinese revolutionary leader; ended imperial rule

conflict over opium trade; forced China open to the West

US naval officer; opened Japan to foreign trade

Japanese emperor; led modernization during Meiji era

capital of Japan; center of modernization

period of reform in Japan; transformed Japan into industrial power

Japanese legislature; symbol of modern government

powerful Japanese businesses; drove industrial growth

shared culture and identity; helped Japan modernize quickly

China vs Japan war; Japan gained territory

war between Russia and Japan; first Asian victory over Europe

French colony in Southeast Asia; example of imperialism

king of Siam; kept country independent through diplomacy

war between US and Spain; US became imperial power

queen of Hawaii; overthrown by US business interests

native peoples; displaced by imperialism

prison settlement; used to control territory

native people of New Zealand; lost land to British settlers

loyalty to local areas; weakened national unity

Latin American military strongman; dominated politics

Mexican president; promoted liberal reforms

Mexican reform movement; limited church and military power

debt labor system; trapped workers in poverty

US policy opposing European colonization in Americas

canal linking oceans; increased US trade and influence

union of states; allowed shared government

self-governing colony; step toward independence

mixed Indigenous-European group in Canada; resisted expansion