Exam 5: Imperialism and Its Survivors

Define "failed states." What are the characteristics of a failed state?

Define elite and settler colonialism and give an example of each.

What is the Treaty of Tordesillas, and who gained most from the arrangement?

What two factors allowed China and Japan to avoid direct colonial rule?

Explain the Brazilian path to independence.

Who was Mahatma Gandhi, and what was his role in colonialism?

Discuss the application of realism, liberalism, and constructivism evident through the age of imperialism. Explain at least three historical events per theory.

The decolonization of the British Empire was

In the struggle for colonies, which country had to devote a large amount of its resources to a standing army?

What was the English East India Company, and what did it do?

A "failed state"' is one in which

Factors that allowed China and Japan to avoid direct colonial rule include

The "scramble for Africa" in the 1880s involved all the following countries except

Why did the Spanish monarchy prevent its colonies from trading with other countries (except Spain), and what were the consequences?

Postcolonial countries that are exceptionally resentful of foreign domination were subject to

Most of European imperialism in Africa was

Cecil Rhodes founded which company?

French administration in Indochina had all of the following effects except

The only part of the accessible world that avoided direct colonial rule by European powers was

The first black president of South Africa (in 1994) was