Old Imperialism
The three main motives for Old Imperialism.
What are God, Glory, and Gold?
The ancient trade route that connected Europe to Asia.
What is the Silk Road?
The primary goal of mercantilism was to increase wealth for these people.
Who are monarchs?
The economic system that prioritizes individual wealth over government-controlled wealth.
What is capitalism?
The conference held to regulate European colonization in Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
The European country that was the dominant naval power during Old Imperialism.
What is Britain?
The European city where the Silk Road began.
What is Venice?
The main commodity traded by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
What are furs?
The economist known as the "father" of capitalism.
Who is Adam Smith?
The European king who claimed the Congo Free State.
Who is King Leopold II of Belgium?
The explorer credited with the "discovery" of the Americas under the Spanish flag.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The primary motivation for the Silk Road, which led to the first form of globalization.
What is trade or economic exchange?
This European country primarily traded spices and opium through the East India Company.
What is Britain?
The 18th-century shift from home-based production to factory production is known as this.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The primary motivation behind New Imperialism was to acquire these for industrial use.
What are raw materials?
This explorer "discovered" Canada for England.
Who is John Cabot (Giovanni Cabotto)?
The exchange of ideas, goods, and cultures along the Silk Road led to this global process.
What is globalization?
The main difference between mercantilism and capitalism regarding ownership and government control.
What is that mercantilism focused on wealth for monarchs through government control, while capitalism focused on individual wealth?
The value that capitalism relies on to stimulate innovation and growth.
What is competition?
The type of imperial control that granted European nations exclusive trade rights in regions.
What is a sphere of influence?
The main purpose behind European nations’ establishment of colonies in the 1500s
What is the search for wealth and resources?
The Silk Road extended to this western empire, connecting it to China.
What is the Roman Empire?
The concept of using colonies for raw materials while selling them finished goods to generate national wealth.
What is the mercantilist system?
The name for people who take financial risks to start new businesses within a capitalist economy.
What are entrepreneurs?
The British colonial governor who envisioned a railway from Egypt to South Africa.
Who is Cecil Rhodes?