Spice Islands
Indonesian islands colonized for valuable spices by Europeans
Egypt
controlled by Britain for resources and Suez Canal access
Sudan
British colony used for cotton production and resources
Uganda
British colony focused on cash crops like cotton
Kenya
British colony where land and resources were exploited for profit
Gold Coast
British colony (now Ghana), exported gold and cocoa
Argentina
major exporter of beef and wheat, influenced by British economic interests
Treaty of Nanking
1842 treaty ending the Opium War, giving Britain trade rights in China
Opium War
conflict between Britain and China over Britain’s opium trade in China
Opium
addictive drug traded by British in China to gain profit
Pampas
fertile South American plains, especially in Argentina, used for cattle and wheat farming
East India Company
British trading company that controlled large parts of India for profit
Dutch East India Company
Dutch trading company controlling trade in Asia, especially Indonesia
Economic Imperialism
powerful countries controlling others through business and trade, not just armies
Culture System
Dutch forced Indonesian farmers to grow crops for the Netherlands
Corveé Labor
unpaid forced labor, often for colonial projects like railroads or canals
Spheres of Influence
areas where foreign powers had special trading or legal rights, espeically in China
Cash Crop
crops grown for sale instead of local use (e.g. cotton, sugar, and rubber)
Banana Republic
Central American countries dominated by foreign fruit companies, especially US
Open Door Policy
US policy that all countries should have equal trading rights in China
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1.1 - Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 145021
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1.2 - Developments in Dar al Islam12
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1.3 - Developments of South and Southeast Asia12
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1.4 - Developments in the Americas13
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1.5 - Developments in Africa13
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1.6 - Developments in Europe21
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2.1 - The Silk Roads13
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2.2 - The Mongol Empire and The Modern World21
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2.3 - Exchange in the Indian Ocean12
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2.4 - Trans-Saharan Trade Routes11
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2.5 - Cultural Consequences of Connectivity12
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2.6 - Environmental Consequences of Connectivity8
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3.1 - European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empires Expand16
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3.2 - Empires : Adminstrations29
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3.3 - Empires : Belief Systems27
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4.1 - Technological Innovations8
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4.2 - Exploration: Causes and Events17
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4.3 - Colombian Exchange16
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4.4 - Maritime Empires Link Regions23
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4.5 - Maritime Empires Develop20
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4.6 - Internal and External Challenges to State Power21
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4.7 - Changing Social Hierarchies24
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5.1 - The Enlightenment30
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5.2 - Nationalism and Revolutions22
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5.3 - Industrial Revolution Begins22
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5.4 - Industrialization Spreads3
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5.5 - Technology in the Industrial Age10
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5.6 - Industrialization : Government's Role7
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5.7 - Economic Developments and Innovations10
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5.8 - Reactions to the Industrial Economy21
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5.9 - Society and the Industrial Age4
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6.1 - Rationales for Imperialism10
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6.2 - State Expansion28
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6.3 - Indigenous Responses to State Expansion34
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6.4 - Global Economic Development18
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6.5 - Economic Imperialism20
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6.6 - Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World11
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6.7 - Effects of Migration20
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7.1 - Shifting Power12
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7.2 - Causes of World War I11
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7.3 - Conducting World War I22
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7.4 - Economy in the Interwar Period35
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7.5 - Unresolved Tensions After World War I27
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7.6 - Causes of World War II22
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7.7 - Conducting World War II27
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7.8 - Mass Atrocities27
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8.1 - Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization10
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8.2 - The Cold War11
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8.3 - Effects of the Cold War23
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8.4 - Spread of Communism After 190011
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8.5 - Decolonization After 190013
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8.6 - Newly Independent States13
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8.7 - Global Resistance to Established Power Structures13
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8.8 - End of the Cold War8
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9.1 - Advances in Technology and Exchange10
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9.2 - Technological Advancements and Limitations - Diseases18
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9.3 - Technology and Enviornment14
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9.4 - Economics of a Golden Age21
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9.5 - Calls for Reform and Responses27
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9.6 - Globalized Culture21
