Imperialism
This three-word phrase describes the European motivations for early imperialism.
What is “Gold, God, and Glory”?
This describes long-term consequences of events such as imperialism.
What are legacies?
The process of one culture being absorbed into another, often by force.
What is assimilation?
This modern-day economic system grew out of mercantilism.
What is capitalism?
The organization created after WWII to maintain peace and prevent mass atrocities.
What is the United Nations?
This economic system enriched mother countries by exploiting colonies for raw materials.
What is mercantilism?
One legacy of the transatlantic slave trade still visible today.
What is systemic racism, institutionalization, economic inequality, social stratification, etc.?
When cultures coexist and retain distinct traditions, this term is used.
What is multiculturalism?
The name for diamonds mined in war zones and sold to fund armed conflict.
What are blood diamonds?
The Canadian commission created to address the legacy of residential schools.
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
The practice of controlling another region politically, economically, and culturally.
What is imperialism?
These institutions were created to “civilize” Indigenous peoples in Canada.
What are residential schools?
The belief that one culture is superior to another.
What is ethnocentrism?
A mineral used in phones and electronics that has fueled conflict in Central Africa.
What is coltan?
The term for countries intervening to stop mass atrocities in other nations.
What is humanitarian intervention (or Responsibility to Protect R2P)?
This European power controlled Rwanda first; this one controlled it second. Name both.
What are Germany and Belgium?
Many former colonies still struggle economically because they export this type of product.
What are raw materials / primary resources?
The term for the blending of two or more cultures into one new identity.
What is cultural hybridization?
The academic term for the long-lasting effects of colonization on former colonies.
What is post-colonialism?
This international process attempts to stop the trade in “blood diamonds.”
What is the Kimberley Process?
Name one way imperialism shaped borders in Africa or Asia that still causes conflict today.
What is arbitrary borders, ethnic divisions, or resource disputes?
The era when European powers established colonies across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Age of Imperialism?
The loss of cultural traits, languages, and traditions due to outside pressures.
What is cultural erosion?
The difference in wealth between countries that often began during colonization.
What is the global wealth gap?
The modern movement calling for reparations for slavery and colonialism.
What is the Reparations Movement?