Motives for imperialism
the economic motive for imperialism
What is an interest in money, new markets, and raw materials?
the European king who colonized the Congo
Who is Leopold II?
this was Edmund Morel's critical response to Kipling's pro-imperialist poem
What is the "Black Man's Burden"?
the humanitarian motive for imperialism
What is the interest in spreading religion and "helping" native populations?
Meeting at which the major European powers partitioned (divided into parts) and claimed African territory for themselves
What is the Berlin Conference?
this economic policy results in nations having a more favorable balance of trade than their colonies
What is mercantalism?
this revolution led to the mass production of military weapons and tanks and contributed to European success with Imperialism
What is the Industrial Revolution?
a poem by Rudyard Kipling that encouraged white European imperialism
What is the "White Man's Burden"?
Menelik II led this African empire in a successful campaign against Italian imperialist forces
What is Ethiopia?
What is the interest in expanding an empire through diplomatic and/or military control?
the word for someone who is trying to spread a religion (usually Christianity)
What is a missionary?
these were some of the raw materials Europeans extracted from African territories
What are rubber, diamonds, and gold?
the belief that "superior" races deserve more power/prestige/wealth than "inferior" races; used to justify European colonization of Asia and Africa
What is Social Darwinism?
this nation won the Boer War and, as a result, maintained control over the Union of South Africa
What is Great Britain?
this British imperialist planned a railway line that would connect the southern parts of Africa to the northern ones ("Cape to Cairo"); owner of the South African De Beers diamond company
Who is Cecil Rhodes?