AP World History: Modern / Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750–1900)
6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
Notes
Powerful states gained economic control without full colonization: the Opium Wars and unequal treaties in China, spheres of influence, the US Open Door Policy, and British and US investment in Latin America.
Practice
The Opium Wars resulted in:
1839–1842 and 1856–1860.
A sphere of influence is:
Economic imperialism.
Latin America's economies in the 1800s were heavily influenced by:
Neocolonialism.
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