Causes of Imperialism
Industrial nations wanted colonies for these resources.
What are raw materials?
This method involves a foreign country directly controlling the government.
What is direct rule?
This Indian rebellion in 1857 was against British rule.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
Colonies were often forced to produce these instead of finished goods.
What are raw materials?
These workers signed contracts for a set period of labor.
What are indentured servants?
This belief claimed Europeans were superior and justified imperialism.
What is Social Darwinism?
This method allows local leaders to stay in power under foreign control.
What is indirect rule?
This Chinese movement tried to remove foreign influence.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
This economic condition means relying on another country.
What is economic dependence?
This term describes the spread of people from their homeland.
What is diaspora?
This political reason involved countries competing for power and status.
What is nationalism (or competition between nations)?
This 1884–85 meeting divided Africa among European powers.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This type of resistance includes protests and boycotts.
What is nonviolent resistance?
European borders in Africa often ignored these groups.
What are ethnic groups?
These factors push people to leave their home.
What are push factors?
This phrase describes the idea of spreading Western culture and religion.
What is the “civilizing mission” or “White Man’s Burden”?
I would also take modernization, white supremacy, missionary work, etc.
This company controlled India before Britain took direct control.
What is the British East India Company?
This is one reason many rebellions failed against Europeans.
What is superior European technology/weapons?
This describes forcing one culture onto another.
What is cultural imperialism?
This law banned Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Explain how industrialization led to imperialism.
Industrialization created a need for resources and markets, pushing countries to expand.
These wars forced China to open trade with Europe?
What are the Opium Wars?
Explain ONE way people resisted imperialism.
Examples: rebellion, protests, preserving culture, or political organizing.
This is one positive effect sometimes argued by imperialists.
What are infrastructure, railroads, or technology?
Migrants were often mostly this gender, changing roles at home.
What is male?