Imperialism

Question 1

Imperialism

Answer 1

Take over of a country by a stronger nation with the intent to dominate them economically and politically

Question 2

Racism

Answer 2

One race is superior to others

Question 3

Social Darwinism

Answer 3

Countries that are most fit for survival-be most wealthy

Question 4

Berlin conference of 1884-1885

Answer 4

Created the rules for dividing areas of Africa-Africans get no say

Question 5

Boer War

Answer 5

Boers v.s. Britain-fighting for South Africa-represents first late 1800s early 1900s modern war

Question 6

Colony

Answer 6

Country/region that is governed internally by a foreign power

Question 7

Indirect control

Answer 7

Local leaders except foreign power coming in- local power will be run like now for the power did

Question 8

Direct control

Answer 8

Africans were seen as children-foreign power brings in their people to

Question 9

Maji-Maji Rebellion

Answer 9

African tribe resisting Germans believe sprinkling magic water on themselves would protect themselves from German bullets (26,000 deaths)

Question 10

Menelik The second 

Answer 10

Emperor of Ethiopia-discovered the differences of language in the treaty with Italy-discovered where Italy was and defeated them with weapons from Russia

Question 11

Muhamed Ali

Answer 11

Helped Egypt break away from the ottoman empire-modern rising by switching to cotton production

Question 12

Suez Canal

Answer 12

Egypt couldn’t pay back the $450 million that they owed great Britain So Britain took over the canal

Question 13

Jewel in the crown

Answer 13

India was the most valuable British colony that they had-5 raw materials

Question 14

Raj

Answer 14

Name for British rule 1757-1947

Question 15

India’s 5raw materials

Answer 15

Tea,Coffee,indigo dye, cotton, oatmeal

Question 16

4 negative impacts of Colonial rule

Answer 16

1. Africans lost independence
2. Deaths from diseases
3. Breakdown of traditional African culture
4. Lost African land to Europeans

Question 17

For positive impacts of colonial rule

Answer 17

1. Reduced local warfare
2. Improved health of Africans/created more hospitals
3. Increase literacy rate and created more schools
4. Africans Products could be sold everywhere in the world
   

Question 18

Three internal forces enabling imperialism

Answer 18

1. Wide variety of cultures/languages
2. Africans lack of technology
3. Tribal warfare

Question 19

Three external forces enabling imperialism

Answer 19

1. Maxim gun-machine gun
2. railroads and steamships
3. Cure for malaria 

Question 20

Three factors that kept Africa divided as a continent

Answer 20

1. Different languages
2. Traveling to interior of Africa it’s nearly impossible
3. African trade routes kept Europe out 

Question 21

What prevented Europeans from traveling to the interior of Africa

Answer 21

Couldnt navigate through the rivers

Question 22

4 European motives for imperialism 

Answer 22

1. Nationalism
2. Economic competition
3. European racism
4. Missionary motives(church)

Question 23

Paternalism

Answer 23

Policy or practice of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of people