Rationales for Imperialism
An ideology used to justify imperialism that applied "scientific" language to human differences
What was Social Darwinism?
"Owner" and Exploiter of the Congo Free State.
Who was King Leopold II?
Most common form of resistance.
What was Armed Conflict/Warfare?
Primary resource used in the booming textile industry.
What was Cotton?
What was the United States?
The largest economic motive for imperialism.
What were Natural Resources?
Private organizations that were replaced by direct government control over foreign territories.
What were Joint-Stock Companies?
Primary motive for resistance.
What was Nationalism?
What was Economic Imperialism?
A social change as a consequence of male migration.
What were changing gender roles?
The factor encouraging competition between states that motivated leaders and public populations to acquire colonies for prestige and resources.
What was Nationalism?
Explorer Henry Stanley used these methods to claim the Congo for a private investor.
What was Warfare & Diplomacy?
The Ghost Dance
What was Cultural Resistance?
What were natural resources?
What was Indentured Servitude?
A subgoal of many Western powers in claiming colonies, outlined in their belief that indigenous populations were inferior and backwards, in order to morally justify their actions and possibly create allies in the future.
What were Missionary Efforts/Spreading Christianity/Christian Conversion
New Zealand
What was a Settler Colony?
An indigenous nation formed based on Western Ideology to resist western expansion in the Americas.
What was the Cherokee Nation?
Primary export of western nations.
What were finished goods/products?
Population booms experienced by many towns and cities due to immigration for labor.
What was Urbanization?
The belief that appealed to morals of Westerners claiming that they were culturally superior to non-westerners and therefore it was their duty to raise them to their cultural standards.
What was the Civilizing Mission?
French Indochina
What was a Protectorate/Indirect Rule?
Consequence of failed resistance.
What was Direct Control/Increased Foreign Control?
An attempt at resisting Western Economic Imperialism.
What were the Opium Wars?
Australia
What was a Penal Colony?