Vocab
The seizure of a country by a stronger country.
Imperialism
This type of imperialism's goal is to train future leaders in a European style. One day they would rule themselves.
Indirect rule
This radical change in European society influenced powers to expand their trade markets globally.
Industrial revolution (Economic)
This Belgian king set quotas for African workers and just might hold your family hostage if you failed to meet it.
King Leopold II
These were the goals of the European colonies.
A person sent on a religious journey to spread their beliefs, convert others to their religion.
Missionaries
This type of imperialism involves no self-rule. Unelected leaders are chosen to govern their colony.
Direct rule
Europeans believed that they were blessing Africans with these things.
Christianity, medicine, education, law (Humanitarian/Religious)
Europeans desired these things in Africa.
Gold, diamonds, rubber, cotton, cocoa beans, coffee beans (raw materials)
Europeans built these things to improve trade through Africa.
Telephone/telegraph lines, railroads, roads
The lesser country adopts the culture of the more dominant culture.
Assimilation
The French did this to make more money from their Vietnamese colony.
Taxed them on opium, rice, salt
Europeans put these things in their colonies for military and national security purposes.
Naval bases, coaling stations (Military/Political)
The Congo region was valuable for these reasons.
Resource rich, lots of waterways for trade goods, Congo river led to European coastal ports.
Europeans argued Africans should pay taxes for this reason.
Africans had benefited from colonialism.
Unelected government officials.
Bureaucrats
Only this percentage of the Vietnamese were given a formal education from the French.
20%
This theory justified the taking of African land. Europeans were "superior" to Africans because some people are naturally better.
Social Darwinism
European countries needed permission from these people before acquiring colonies.
African leader, own government, other Europeans
Agricultural goods for export rather than consumption.
Cash crops
This form of governance involves taking care of people's needs but doesn't give them any rights.
Paternalism
This is what life was like for the Vietnamese before French colonization.
Pleasant and peaceful, ruled by emperors, paid modest taxes.
This allowed Europeans to travel into the interior of Africa without contracting diseases.
Quinine (Western technology/medicine)
What are two things the Berlin conference did.
Created way to "fairly" acquire territory, recognized existing territorial claims, recognized Leopold's Congo as private property.
List 3 ways Europeans put the Africans at an economic disadvantage.
Made Africans dependent on few goods. Paid workers low wages. Taxed Africans at unfair rate. Eliminated competition for business or trade.