I.R. Basics
IR SOCIETY & EFFECTS
IMPERIALISM: TECH & TIMELINE
IMPERIALISM: FORMS & CONTROL
IMPERIAL MOTIVES
100

This country was the starting place for the Industrial Revolution.

Great Britain

100

These two types of infrastructure were built to move goods around, in addition to the later invention of trains.

Roads and Canals

100

Imperialism, the policy of extending rule over many lands, refers specifically to this century.

19th Century (1800s)

100

This form of imperial control involves an outside power claiming exclusive investment or trading privileges, without governing the area internally.

Sphere of Influence

100

This imperial motive includes the desire to acquire raw materials, cheap labor, and compete for foreign markets.

Economic

200

This major industry, specifically cloth-making, was one of the first to be mechanized.

Textiles

200

This is the term for the movement of people from farms (rural) to cities (urban areas).

Urbanization

200

This major historical event "made imperialism possible" by providing new technologies and ideas.

The Industrial Revolution

200

This form of control is defined as a country or territory governed internally by a foreign power.

Colony

200

This motive was based on the desire to gain power, expand territory, and exercise military force.

Political

300

The primary reason this material became popular for cloth was that it was cheaper and easier to work with than wool.

Cotton

300

This positive effect of the Industrial Revolution occurred for many people as a result of increased productivity.

Raised Standard of Living

300

This invention allowed colonizers to communicate almost instantly with their colonies, cutting communication time from months to hours.

Telegraph

300

This method of management involves foreign officials governing the country, based on the idea that the local people are unable to govern themselves.

Direct Control

300

The desire to spread Christianity, protect missionaries, and end the slave trade in Africa were all components of this motive.

Religious

400

New machines invented to make cloth were primarily housed in these specialized buildings.

Factories

400

This was the common negative consequence of people moving from farms to cities to find work.

Cities became crowded and dirty

400

This medicine specifically protected colonizers against malaria, allowing them to survive in previously dangerous areas.

Quinine

400

European nations primarily sought new sources of raw materials and new markets in these two continents during the Second Industrial Revolution.

Africa and Asia

400

This motive was based on Social Darwinism values, asserting that the white race was superior and other cultures were inferior.

Ideological

500

The invention of this powerful machine was critical for factories, mining, and transportation.

Steam Engine

500

Dangerous environment and long hours for little pay describe the conditions for many workers in these places.

Factories

500

Two weapons, which gave colonizers an "overwhelming advantage" over indigenous peoples.

machine gun and breech loading rifle

500

The Industrial Revolution influenced these three key areas where speed increased to aid imperialist expansion.

Communication, transportation, and weapons

500

Mapping uncharted territory, search for the causes and treatment of diseases, and discover unknown lands and people, primarily fulfilled this type of imperial motive.

Exploratory

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