Rationales for
imperialism
imperialism
European countries claimed colonies gave them more of this in global politics
What is power or prestige
Many migrants left home to find better jobs, especially after this global economic shift
What is the Industrial Revolution
This cash crop became a major export in Egypt and the American South, linking them to global trade
What is cotton
This European country controlled India directly after the Mughal empire
What is Great Britian
This economic system motivated European powers to extract wealth from colonies to benefit the mother country.
What is mercantalism
This phrase was often used to justify empires as a selfless duty to help "lesser" people
What is civilizing mission
Irish migration increased increased dramtically after this 1840s agricultural disasters.
What is the Potato Famine
Latin American countries depended heavily on this kind of economy, focusing on raw goods
What is export-oriented agriculture
This 1884-1885 conference regulated European coloniaztion and trade in Africa, formalizing the Scramble for Africa
What is the Berlin Conference
European countries often expanded to secure naval bases and this strategic global advantage
What is military dominancne, or control of sea routes.
Many believed controlling more land showed national greatness, a belief tied to this idea
What is nationalism
Many Chinese and Indian workers migrated abroad under this often-exploitative labor system
What is indentured servitude
This precious metal boom in Peru and Mexico attracted foreign investment and fueled trade
What is silver
this country unified in1871 under Prussian leadership following victory in the Franco-Prussian war
What is Germany
Imperial powers justified expansion by claiming they were spreading this European political system
What is democracy
European businesses pushed for imperialism to secure this advantage over rivalries
What is access to markets or monopolies.
European empires encouraged migration to build infrastructure in colonies, such as a railway.
What is the Transcontinental railroad
These large foreign-controlled businesses dominated economics in places like Hawaii and India
What are transnational corporations
This East Asian empire rapidly industrialized during the Meji Restoration to avoid Western Domination
What is Japan
This global shift in labor systems increased the exploitation of colonized peoples under imperialism
What is rise of wage labor/ forced labor systems
Some scientists used these skull-measuring theories to claim racial superiority.
What is phrenology
This political change in the Atlantic world inspires people to flee revolution or persecution
What are the Atlantic Revolutions
This system, often used in Africa and Southeast Asia, forced farmers to grow specific cash crops
What is coerced cash crop production
This empire expanded into central Asia and Siberia, becoming the largest contiguous land empire
What is the Russian Empire
This technological advancement in medicine allowed Europeans to survive in tropical regions and expand empires
What is malaria treatment