Economic Imperialism
By definition, what is Economic Imperialism?
The act of one state extending control over another by economic means.
Competition for land in Africa and it's resources was known as what during this time period?
Nationalism
Name two raw materials that highly influenced the need to imperialize.
Copper, Cotton, Rubber, Gold, and Diamonds
(Any two of these is an acceptable answer)
True or False: One effect of migration was that of a gender imbalance; being that women took on the roles of men because men migrated (urbanized) for jobs.
True
What is opium?
A highly addictive and deadly drug.
Slavic People (Including those in the Ottoman Empire)
False.
This movement was a complete failure. The Xhosa, now with hundreds of thousands of dead cattle, had a limited foot source, and made them weaker and more easily taken over.
What was the primary focus of export economies?
Producing raw materials, agricultural products, or specific goods for sale in foreign markets rather than for domestic consumption
What were two specific technological causes of migration? (Hint: Think transportation)
The Railroad + Steamship
Cotton
What was the 19th-century belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand its dominion, spreading democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent?
Manifest Destiny
The Yaa Asantawaa War in Africa was all due to the British desire to find, and do what specific action?
What was palm oil primarily used to make, and why was this useful within factories?
Soaps, primarily industrial lubricants for machinery, as it was an efficient, stable, and cost-effective lubricant that reduced friction in steam engines.
One key example within the United States, was the Chinese Exclusion Act. (1882)
Where was Britain's main source of Palm Oil, where they set up plantations scattered throughout the area?
Africa, specifically, sub-Saharan Africa
At what "meeting" was Africa split up and divided into European Colonial Holdings, where Africa was not even present, or invited?
The Berlin Conference
What was Social Darwinism?
A theory piggybacking on Darwin's theory of evolution, that only the fittest survived, sparking the belief that Western Industrial Societies had proven themselves to be best suited (fittest) for the global environment.
What was "Subsistence Farming?"
Farming practiced by people of colonial economies, who only grew what was needed to survive.
What was indentured servitude?
A labor system where individuals sign a contract to work without wages (4 to 7 years) in exchange for transportation to a new country, food, clothing, and shelter.
Due to internal problems, especially the Taping Rebellion, because the Han wanted to rid China of the Manchus, China spent all their money on this, and little to none on industrializing.
In the shift of private to state controlled colonies, who purchased Congo hoping to convert the indigenous to Christianity and to Westernize?
King Leopold II
(Later revealed he lied about his reasoning for wanting Congo- just wanted access to their rubber)
The reasoning that white people had large heads, thanks to the study of phrenology, was used to back up what new Imperialistic belief?
Scientific Racism
What was guano, and why was it seen as valuable?
Guano, rat or bird feces, acted as a natural (potent) agricultural fertilizer
(Fertilizer is an acceptable answer)
What are Ethnic Encalves?
Geographic areas with people of one ethnicity and culture, within an area of foreign culture.