Nationalism
Intense pride in one’s nation that can unite people but also create rivalry.
What is Nationalism?
The policy of extending a country’s power through colonization.
What is imperialism?
The rapid division of Africa among European nations in the late 1800s.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
Asian regions were targeted for trade, resources, and strategic ports.
What is imperial expansion?
Japan had an economic necessity because of what factor?
What are natural resources?
Nationalism helped unify this European country under Otto von Bismarck
What is Germany?
European nations sought colonies mainly for raw materials and new markets.
What are resources and trade?
European borders in Africa ignored ethnic and cultural boundaries.
What caused future conflict in Africa?
Western powers dominated China through spheres of influence.
What is economic imperialism?
Western colonization in Asia limited Japan’s access to resources.
What is foreign control of colonies?
In the Balkans, nationalism caused smaller ethnic groups to demand independence from empires.
What is Austria-Hungary (or the Ottoman Empire)?
Imperialism increased competition and tension between European powers.
What is rivalry among nations?
This conference formalized European control over Africa
What is the Berlin Conference?
Japan feared suffering the same fate as China under Western control
What is motivation for Japanese expansion?
Japan felt disrespected by Western nations after WWI.
What is unequal treatment?
Nationalism often caused tensions because countries believed they were superior to others
What is extreme or aggressive nationalism?
Imperialism often justified itself using racism or Social Darwinism.
What is the belief that some races or nations are superior?
African colonies were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
What is economic exploitation?
Japan modernized rapidly to resist Western imperialism.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Japan claimed to free Asia while actually expanding control.
What is the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?
Nationalism contributed to war by turning political disputes into matters of national pride.
What is one cause of World War I?
Imperialism directly weakened colonized nations politically and economically.
What is loss of independence?
What is long-term political and economic damage?
Imperialism in Africa benefited Europe but destabilized African societies.
Japan sought to control nearby territories to secure resources.
What is imperialism modeled after Europe?
Japan’s frustration with imperialism and resources contributed to future conflict.
What is the road to WWII in the Pacific?