Motivations for Imperialism
What economic factors led to the rise of imperialism?
The need for industrial materials and markets to sell manufactured goods
What was the name for the British rule of India known as?
The British Raj
What are three of Africa's "legitimate exports?"
three of the following; peanuts, timber, hides, palm oil, textile goods, and other manufactured products
What is the colonizer called?
The "motherland"
What was the petty reason for imperialism?
Competition from other European powers
The use of a puppet government is an example of what type of rule?
Direct Rule
What was the year in which the [British] East India Company first colonized a part of India?
1757
What was the theory used to justify imperialism, and at other times racism and other social inequalities?
Social Darwinism
What created the needs for Imperialism?
The Industrial Revolution
What is Neocolonialism?
The term used to describe the situation a colony is technically independent, but continues to be controlled by their former motherland through political or economic means
What was the year the British Raj takes over India?
1858
Bribery is an example of which kind of rule?
Indirect rule