Imperialism Types
A cultural part of imperialism.
Technological superiority, such as guns and machines, and the inability for native peoples to unify made subjugation easier. Nation states used religion, language, education, and political motives to unify.
Explain how a country used imperialism in Africa.
The US used what two things to Aquire Hawaii?
nationalism and social Darwinism
Imperialism definition.
Countries desire for wealth, religious duties, and thoughts of biological superiority led nations to establish colonies all over the world.
Taiping rebellion definition.
A peasant led revolt that was put down by the chinese emperor with the help of the english. Made China more vulnerable.
An economic part of imperialism.
Joint stock companies signed treaties with other nations to establish trading posts. This called for more land which turned into colonies providing markets and raw material for the industrial revolution.
Explain the purpose of the Berlin Conference.
The purpose was to carve up Africa in a way that pleased everyone, and avoiding war. But because Africans were not even invited to this, they split up African tribes and combined African rival groups. This caused major war issues. This was also called the Scramble for Africa.
Colonizers used education, religion, and language as part of what cause of imperialism
Cultural
Social darwinism.
Boxer rebellion definition.
A chinese nationalist group(isolationists) took foreign hostages in attempt to end foreign influence in China. An international military force ended this and it made China more vulnerable.
A social cause of imperialism.
Social Darwinism. The science of the survival of the fittest applied to humans and culture.
Explain how the US used imperialism.
Through the manifest destiny they used imperialism. This was the idea that god wanted the US to move west and control the entire continent without the thought of natives. They used the transcontinental railroad to help them do this.
Explain a piece of evidence that shows imperialism in China.
The spheres of influence. The Chinese leaders gave exclusive trading rights to European countries at designated ports. This further explains the name because there was spheres of places that they could trade and be influenced.
Monroe Doctrine definition.
A way for the US to resist imperialism. The us warned europeans to stay out of the western hemisphere to protect them.
Sphere of influence definition.
Chinese gave exclusive trading rights to a few european countries at designated ports in china. Thus its name, which has areas called spheres that could be influenced.