Imperialism

Question 1

Roots of Imperialism

Answer 1

• Roots in the industrial revolution

Question 2

Effects of the Industrial revlulution

Answer 2

• Sped up economic develompment in Europe and the US
• Established a way that industrial nations viewed their colonies
• They began to see colonies as Marckets for goods and sources for raw materials
• Movement from mercantilism to imperialism= deeper control

Question 3

Where did Imperialism Happen?

Answer 3

Colonized Contininents Target:
- Africa
- Asia
- Latin America

Question 4

Imperialist Countiries

Answer 4

• US
• European coutnries (great britain, france, germany, italy)

Question 5

Imperialism Goals

Answer 5

• To get raw materials like ivory and copper
• Start a market for finished goods to sell
• Bring Christianity to the continent; civilize the heathens

Question 6

Reasons for Imperialism (Economic)

Answer 6

• Industrial Revolution created a need for raw materials (regions affected by Imperialism had a lot)
• New markets available in these regions to sell goods that were being produced

Question 7

Reasons for imperialsm (Nationlism)

Answer 7

pride in country, patriotic feeling, principles or ethics an extreme form of patriotism marked by a feeling of superiority over other coutnries
- By setting up colonies, european countries showed power and brought wealth into their country
- Humanitarism- helping others
- Thought native people should be more like Europeans Ghristian and Civilized
- Provided medicine and education to natives
- Often did more harm than good

Question 8

Social Darwinism

Answer 8

• Belief that Westrn civilization (Europeans and the US) was far superior (better to all other civilizations)
• “The White Man’s Burden”- converting and educating native people was white people’s responsibility

Question 9

Imperialism

Answer 9

the domination of one country over another group of people

Question 10

Beginnings of Imperialism

Answer 10

From the sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, an era dominated by what is now termed Old Imperialism, European nations sought trade routes with the Far East, explored the New World, and established settlements in North and South America as well as in Southeast Asia.

Question 11

Military Cause for Imperialism

Answer 11

• Need for milatary bases
• National for security
• Pride of nationalisism

Question 12

Economic Cause for Imperialisism

Answer 12

• Need for markets
• Raw materials
• Source of investments

Question 13

Religious Case of Imperialism

Answer 13

• White mans burden
• Spread Christianity
• Social Darwinism

Question 14

Technological

Answer 14

• New medicine
• New technological
• Transportation

Question 15

In the Age of New Imperialism that began in the 1870s, where did European states establish vast empires?

Answer 15

mainly in Africa, but also in Asia and the Middle East.

Question 16

In their efforts to find a direct trade route to Asia during the age of Old Imperialism, European nations established colonies in the ____ ____ ____ and ____, and gained territory along the coasts of ___ and ____.

Answer 16

1. Americas, India, South Africa, and the East Indies
2. Africa and China

Question 17

Who owned Suez Canal

Answer 17

• Britain bought from Egypt (France had partial ownership because they had helped build the thing)

Question 18

Why was Suez Canal important?

Answer 18

-shortened the route from Europe to South and East Asia
- provided a lifeline to Aisa

Question 19

Leopold II of Belgium

Answer 19

sent Anglo-American newspaperman Henry Stanley (1841–1904), to explore the Congo and establish trade agreements with leaders in the Congo River basin. Stanley

Question 20

Henry Stanley

Answer 20

Henry Stanley (1841–1904), explored the Congo and establish trade agreements with leaders in the Congo River basin. Stanley, in 1871, had “found” the great Scottish explorer and missionary David Stanley was hired in 1869 by the New York Herald, an American newspaper to find Livingstone. His famous greeting, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume” became legendary, even though there is some question about its authenticity. Stanley’s account of their meeting made headlines around the world and helped make him famous. Stanley eventually sold his services to Leopold II, who had formed a financial syndicate entitled The International African Association.

Question 21

David Livingstone

Answer 21

(1813–1873), who had traveled throughout Africa for over thirty years. When several years passed without a word from him, it was feared that he was dead. Found by Henry Stanley.

Question 22

The Berlin Conference

Answer 22

established the principle that European occupation of African territory had to be based on effective occupation that was recognized by other states, and that no single European power could claim Africa.

Question 23

What led to the scramble for Africa?

Answer 23

The Berlin Conference

Question 24

What happened in the scramble for Africa?

Answer 24

• Eurpoean powers divided up non independent parts of Africa

Question 25

France

Answer 25

The French had the largest colonial empire in Africa, over 3 1⁄2 million square miles, half of which contained the Sahara Desert. In 1830, France had conquered Algeria in North Africa. Between 1881 and 1912, France acquired Tunisia, Morocco, West Africa, and Equatorial Africa. At its height, the French Empire in Africa was as large as the continental United States.

Question 26

Great Britain

Answer 26

Britain’s holdings in Africa were not as large as France’s but it controlled the more populated regions, particularly of southern Africa, which contained valuable mineral resources such as diamonds and gold. In 1806, the British displaced Holland in South Africa and ruled the Cape Colony.

Question 27

Boers

Answer 27

(farmers), the original Dutch settlers who resented British rule

• Left British territory after confliction, then came into conflict with Zulus (native american tribe)

Question 28

Germany

Answer 28

Late unification delayed Germany’s imperialistic ventures, but it also wanted its place in the sun. Germany took land in eastern and southwestern Africa.

Question 29

Italy

Answer 29

Italy was another late entry into the imperialistic venture. Italy took control of Libya, Italian Somaliland, and Eritrea, which is the north-most province of Ethiopia, near the Red Sea. Italy’s efforts to gain control of Ethiopia ended in bitter defeat.

Question 30

Portugal

Answer 30

Portugal carved out large colonies in Angola and Mozambique.

Question 31

India

Answer 31

• Controlled by Britian since 7 years war. Attempted revolt at one point. Britian then made it part of it’s empire.

Question 32

China

Answer 32

• Refusal to adopt western ways
• Imperialism in China began with the First Opium War (1839–1842), when the Chinese government tried to halt the British from importing opium. This resulted in a war in which Britain’s superior military and industrial might easily destroyed the Chinese military forces. The Treaty of Nanking (1842) opened up five ports to the British, gave Britain the island of Hong Kong, and forced China to pay a large indemnity. In 1858, China was forced to open up eleven more treaty ports that granted special privileges, such as the right to trade with the interior of China and the right to supervise the Chinese custom offices. Foreigners also received the right of extraterritoriality, which meant that Western nations maintained their own courts in China and Westerners were tried in their own courts.