Vocab
Imperialism is also called_________
Colonialism/Colonization
What country colonized India?
England
When roughly did Imperialism begin?
1550
What does "domination" mean?
Total control or influence of someone or something
What is "Imperialism"?
Domination by one country of the political, economic, and sometimes cultural life of another country
Name four countries that colonized other countries
England, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, etc
What main new area of the world did colonization expand to by 1660?
North America
What's an example of someone "dominating"?
Taking TOTAL control (more than just being "better): winning every level in a video game, "owning" the court in bball, a country taking total control of another country, etc
Countries controlled by other countries are called________
Colonies
Explain the difference between England, the UK, and Britain
England= country, UK= political designation, Britain= the island
By the 1750s, which TWO countries had started to colonize the United States?
What are some reasons a country would want to dominate or control another country?
Resources, power, land-- the idea of "White Man's Burden"
Explain "civility" vs "barbarism"
Civility= white, light, clean, educated, wealthy, etc
Barbarism= "savage," POC, dark, dirty, uneducated, poor, etc
What South American country did Portugal colonize?
Brazil
Roughly how much of the world was colonized by 1914?
Around 75%-90%
Explain the concept of the "White Man's Burden"
The belief that it was the responsibility of European countries to teach civility to the countries they were colonizing