Colonial Era
The colonial era refers to the controlling of and settling in places and people in the new world done by the European powers during this time period.
What is the 16th century to 1776
This root vegetable was a key aspect of the novel Things Fall Apart
What are Yams?
New Imperialism refers to the expansion of European empires control during this time period.
What is the Late 19th and Early 20th Century?
The process of a dominant cultural group absorbing another minority to the point they become indistinguishable from each other.
What is Assimilation?
“Because in this ‘truth,’ black death is everywhere. We need to see the present waver, because the present we have been given to inhabit is impossible. We use our haunting to question what is affirmed as the truth of our exsistence.” This quote from this graphic novel by Rebecca Hall stresses the damage of the single story about black people made by white peoples that promotes racism and stereotypes and erases their true past
What is Wake?
This disease, brought over by the Europeans, killed an estimated 90% of Indigenous peoople
What is Smallpox?
This animal, brought to the Americas by the Spanish, was known to eat almost anything in sight, causing chaos for the indigenous people
What is the pig?
This event split up the African continent among the European powers.
What is The Berlin Conference?
“When this had been done, the Captain said to them: ‘Is this all? Is this what everything you have to welcome? Is this how you greet people?’” This quote from the Florentine Codex displays this belief common among Europeans.
“Listen, I have known and heard it said that these Mexicans are very strong, are [great] warriors, and conquerors… Now I want to be convinced, to see for myself, to test how strong you are, how manly you are” this quote from the Florentine codex shows this value of the Europeans.
What is Masculinity
This countries independence movement in 1776 led to a chain effect of revolutions wanting freedom from the oppression and exploitation of European powers
What is the United States of America?
The slave trade was initiated by this country in 1444 by first taking slaves from Africa back to Europe
What is Portugal?
This excuse was often used by Europeans powers to justify their domination of African and Asian nations, claiming they were helping
What is “bringing civilization to the savages“?
The process of restoring peace to a place, often through force or suppression and diplomacy.
What is Pacification?
“We feel now that our rule over these territories can only be justified if we can show that it adds to the happiness and prosperity of the people [and] brought security and I maintain that our rule does, and has, brought security and peace and comparative prosperity to countries that never knew these blessings before.” Chamberlain’s quote suggests this about the African countries to justify using them for profit
What is Not Being Happy, Peaceful, or Safe?
This system set up by the Spanish crown, intended to define the status of indigenous people, only intensified inequality and enslavement.
What is the Encomienda System?
This product, made from tree sap in the Congo, was so profitable during imperialism, that King Leopold II’s rule became known for its brutality
For these reasons Europe left the New World and headed back to the Old World to exert their power
What is the Loss of Profitable Colonies and The Slave Trade?
This form of imperialism consisted of a country or territory maintaining it’s own internal government, but being under control of an outside power
What is a Protectorate?
“I believe, however…that what seems demonic to us are the customs of the blacks, learned by the girl as a consequence of the neglected conditions in which her parents kept her.” this quote from this novel illustrates the dehumanization and ethnocentrism of the Europeans towards African Culture during the colonial era
What is Of Love and Other Demons?
Colonialism and the exploitation of Latin American people has led to this common issue in those countries today
What is Conflict and Instability?
This Igbo word means old woman
What is Agadi-Nwayi?
This result of imperialism on Asian, and especially African countries has only widened the gap of inequality between the first and third world
What is Severe Underdevelopment and Instability?
“In their gait and when playing their games they are agile and dignified. They are comely, too, of countenance which they nevertheless themselves destroy” This quote illustrates the action commonly used by the Europeans to exert dominance over Indigenous people
What is Infantilization?
“’The elders consulted their Oracle and it told them that the strange man would break their clan and spread destruction among them’“ This quote illustrating how the Europeans came into Africa and caused chaos and destruction comes from this source that brings attention to the damage done by imperialism
What is Things Fall Apart?