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What made travel faster and aided to further exploration?
steamboats, steam ships
Why did the demand for rubber increased?
How did they punish the Congolese who don't want to work in the rubber plantation? (mention at least 1)
severe whipping, cutting off of the right hand, death by either rifles or drowned in the river
Who was not invited to The Berlin Conference?
African respresentative
Mention 1 example of physical tools used during imperialism
Examples are railroads, steam ships, rifles, cartridges
Why did the Europeans want to expand and control foreign trade and new markets?
Economic motives
How did the imperialist make the locals feel that somehow they are part of the system?
by hiring them as clerks, soldiers or secretaries
The Belgian king appointed as chief overseer of Africa
Leopold II
a resource that made the Congolese suffer from Belgian rule
rubber
Why is imperialism/colonialism necessary?
for resources to sustain European economy
How did the idea of "fighting back" (rebellion in the colonies) start?
from the knowledge and learning the language from schools set by the imperial nations
Who were present during The Berlin Conference? (mention at least 1)
Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway (unified from 1814-1905), Turkey and the USA
The nations desire to gain power and to compete with other European nations
Political motives
The desire to spread Christianity among the natives
Religious motives
How did the Europeans spread imperialism fast? (mention at least 1)
technology, capitalism, industrialization, racism, nationalism
The Scottish missionary who wanted to end slavery in Africa
David Livingstone
The conference in Europe that decided to divide Africa among European nations
The Berlin Conference
How is imperialism different from colonialism?
colonialism is the practice of physical domination and imperialism is the idea behind it
The German chancellor who organized The Berlin Conference
Otto van Bismarck