6.1 Rationales for Imperialism Flashcards

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Imperialism

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The policy of establishing overseas empires.

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Sino-Japanese War

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War between China and Japan over Japan’s incursion into China. Japan won, and gained control over Korea.

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After gaining control of Korea, Japan also seized control of what country known as Formosa until the end of World War II.

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Taiwan

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Colonizers saw themselves as benevolent protectors of the countries they invaded. What were a few of the messed up ideas that made colonizers think they were superior to the people native to the countries they invaded.

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  • Racisim
  • Cultural Bigotry
  • Religious Superiority
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Phrenology

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Psuedo-science used to justify discrimination against non-whites, claiming that smaller skull sizes proved the mental limitations of Asians, idigenous Americans, and Africans.

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Missionaries resisted the criticism that they were participants in colonization by proving to what three things they did in the areas they served.

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  1. established schools
  2. provided medicine and medical care
  3. advocated for the end of the slave trade
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British East India Company

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A British company created by royal charter that monopolized trade with India.

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Dutch East India Company

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Dutch company created by the Dutch government that monopolized trade from the Cape of Good Hope to to the Southern Tip of Africa.

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Social Darwinism

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Theory adopted by advocates of the idea that the superiority of whites was the reason behind the spread of European and U.S. power across the world. Darwin was not a Social Darwinist, but his theory of evolution was used to justify racist ideas.

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