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The vocabulary word for the building of factories/manufacturing.
What is industrialization?
What made the Middle East an important place for Imperialism? (2 reasons)
- It was the crossroads that connected Europe, Asia, and Africa
- Oil
What is the policy or ideology of extending a country's rule over foreign nations, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control of other areas?
Imperialism
Which European nation controlled the more populated regions, particularly of southern Africa, which contained valuable mineral resources such as diamonds and gold?
Great Britain
How are Imperialism and Colonization different?
Colonization- goal is to settle there (1500s-1700s in the Americas)
Imperialism- goal is to take resources and leave (1800s-1900s in Africa and Asia)
The top industry during the First Industrial Revolution?
What is textiles?
What is Japan?
The primary reason European countries desired taking over other land.
What are economic opportunities?
Which European nation had the largest colonial empire in Africa with over 3 1⁄2 million square miles, half of which contained the Sahara Desert?
France
Explain the difference between Direct and Indirect Rule
Direct: Imperial power takes control of government
Indirect: Imperial powers use existing tribal structures and train local leaders to follow
The Industrial Revolution drove Imperialism because of this reason. (2 possible answers)
Desire for resources to make more products in factories
Technologies like the steamboat, maxim gum, and trains made it easier to take over other people's land.
What were the main reasons for Asian Imperialism? (2)
Trade of Opium and Access to the Pacific Ocean
What was the theory that European nations used to justify Imperialistic ventures quoting “survival of the fittest”?
Social Darwinism
Which European nation took land in eastern and southwestern Africa, but was bitter other nations got more?
Germany
What is commerce?
Buying and Selling of goods
People moved to cities for jobs in factories, causing a growth in population in cities. (what vocab word is this?)
Urbanization
These people go to other countries to promote their religion, typically Christianity.
Missionaries
What established the principle that European occupation of African territory had to be based on effective occupation that was recognized by other states, and that no single European power could claim Africa? (It was a meeting)
Berlin Conference
This European country took over the Congo, committing terrible acts and killing millions of people living there.
Who was Belgium?
List two negative effects of Industrial Imperialism.
Borders drawn by Europeans ignored tribal boundaries and led to increased conflict.
Natural resources and wealth were funneled to the imperial countries.
Native culture and industry were damaged and/or destroyed and replaced with Western cultures.
This invention was an early version of a train, powered by the steam engine.
What is the locomotive?
The Agricultural Revolution changed societies because…
It introduced crop rotations which allowed for more food production
Some Europeans believed it was their duty and burden handed down by God to "civilize" and control "lesser developed" people. This was called...
What is White Man's Burden?
This country took over Indonesia.
Who is the Netherlands or the Dutch?
This feeling of loyalty drove some to desire to expand their country's borders and wealth by taking over other people's land.
What is Nationalism?