Vocabulary
A policy of exerting cultural, economic, or political influence over other societies. Colonialism is a form of imperialism, but imperialism includes a broader array of policies that powerful states use to influence the affairs of weaker states.
Imperialism
How much of Africa fell under European rule by 1914?
90%
The need for raw materials.
Economic
Where does rubber come from?
sap from rubber trees on rubber vines!
a person who travels to spread religion and often to convert people to that religion.
Missionary
The acquisition of & exploitation of territory by a foreign power for its own economic and political benefit
Colonialism
Which two African nations remained independent?
Liberia and Ethiopia
Missionaries spreading Christianity
Religious
How was Ethiopia able to resist European imperialism?
modernized infrastructure, trained army, etc
This group of people lived in South Africa and were descendants of Dutch settlers.
The Boers
This conference was organized by Otto von Bismarck and was set to defuse disputes and set guidelines for colonization.
Berlin Conference
List a vulnerability of African nations that led to increased European colonization.
Tribal wars, slave trade, lack of centralized gov, inferior weapons, less industrialization, etc
A colony could serve as a fueling station for the Navy.
Military
What was the Boer war fought over?
control of South Africa, diamonds and gold
Belgium had a _____________ on all rubber production. (Complete economic control)
Monopoly
A viewpoint Europeans had that provided for African needs but denied them rights.
Paternalism
Strong economies, well organized governments, powerful militaries, improved medicine, superior weapons, industrialization, etc.
National dominance, i.e., to be the No. 1 imperialist country in the world (nationalism).
Political
How did European imperialism affect the lives of African people?
answers may vary!
Who was responsible for modernizing Ethiopia which led to them remaining independent?
Menelik II
labor policies used to collect rubber for export
Rubber Terror
List two countries in attendance at the Berlin Conference.
Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, GB, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Sweden-Norway, Ottoman Empire, USA
Europeans believed that they had a moral responsibility to go to Africa and Asia in order to civilize/westernize the people there (spread/share western religion, medicine, law, etc.).
List two positive and two negative effects of imperialism.
answers will vary
the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.