Economic Motivation
What valuable resource did Belgium exploit from the Congo, leading to severe mistreatment of its people?
What African nation successfully resisted European colonization at the Battle of Adwa?
What is Ethiopia?
According to The White Man’s Burden, what did Europeans believe was their duty in colonized regions?
What is "civilizing" and "educating" non-European peoples?
What was one major negative effect of imperialism on colonized societies?
What is economic exploitation?
In The White Man’s Burden, how does Rudyard Kipling describe colonized people?
What is "half-devil and half-child"?
Why was India referred to as the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire?
What is its vast supply of resources and large market for British goods?
What was the name of the Indian uprising in 1857 against British rule, partly caused by cultural and religious tensions?
What is (Indian Rebellion of 1857) or (Sepoy Rebellion)
What European monarch claimed he was bringing "civilization" to the Congo but actually oversaw its exploitation?
Who is King Leopold II?
How did Dadabhai Naoroji describe British rule in India?
What is a mix of benefits and exploitation, where some infrastructure improvements came at the cost of draining India’s wealth?
What does Queen Victoria claim Britain’s goal in India is in her 1858 proclamation?
What is to protect Indian traditions and govern justly?
What major economic factor led European countries to compete for colonies during the 19th century?
What is the demand for raw materials and new markets?
What strategy did Menelik II of Ethiopia use to defeat the Italians?
What is modernizing his army and playing European nations against each other diplomatically?
In Queen Victoria’s Proclamation of 1858, what promise did she make to the people of India?
What is to protect Indian traditions and rulers while maintaining British control?
What African leader declared that Ethiopia would never bow to European control?
Who is Menelik II?
In his Minute on Indian Education, what did Lord Macaulay argue about educating Indians?
What is that a small class of Indians should be educated in English ways to serve as intermediaries?
How did industrialization contribute to European imperialism?
What is the need for raw materials to fuel factories and markets to sell manufactured goods?
What organization, founded in 1885, was one of the first major political movements advocating for Indian self-rule?
What is the Indian National Congress?
How did British leaders justify their control over India?
What is the claim that they were modernizing India with infrastructure, education, and law while maintaining order?
What was the main criticism of British rule in India according to the Indian National Congress in 1885?
What is that British policies benefited Britain at India’s expense and denied Indians a role in governing themselves?
How does Menelik II argue against European imperialism in his speech?
What is by stating Ethiopia has a proud history, a strong people, and will never submit to foreign rule?
Name two key differences between Britain’s and Belgium’s economic motives in their imperial ventures.
What is Britain sought long-term economic control through trade and taxation, while Belgium directly exploited resources with forced labor in the Congo?
Who wrote an open letter exposing the brutal treatment of Congolese people under King Leopold II?
Who is George Washington Williams?
What phrase did Cecil Rhodes use to justify British imperial expansion in Africa?
What is "We are the finest race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race"?
How did George Washington Williams’ letter challenge European justifications for imperialism?
What is by exposing the atrocities in the Congo, proving that Belgium’s rule was based on exploitation, not civilization?
What evidence does George Washington Williams provide in his letter to expose King Leopold’s rule in the Congo?
What is the widespread mutilation, forced labor, and depopulation of villages under Belgian rule?