When a " stronger" nation controls a "weaker" nation.
What is imperialism?
100
A weapon that was far superior to the tradional weapons used by the people of Africa and Asia at this time in history.
What is the Maxim gun, or automatic machine gun?
100
This was Britains biggest colony, and was considered the "jewel in the crown" of the British empire.
What is India?
100
The belief, common in Europe during the Age of Imperialism, that one race (whites) is superior to other races (non-whites).
What is Racism?
100
Farm crops for sale on the world market that the European imperialists forced the people in Africa and Asia to grow, instead of allowing them to grow enough food to feed themselves.
What is a cash crop? (like tobacco or cotton)
200
When an imperialnation controls the local leaders instead of putting in foreign leaders to control the people of a colony.
What is indirect control?
200
Because of this revolution in Europe, the imperial nations had very strong economies and modern technology.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
200
This was a colony in Asia that was under direct control by the French.
What is Vietnam?
200
The belief that imperialism was "natural" because Europeans had the right and the responsibility to make non-European nations more like themselves.
What Social Darwinism?
200
Smallpox.
What is a disease from Europe?
300
When an imperial nation brings in their own foreign leaders to control the people of a colony.
What is direct control?
300
this machine was used to power ships and trains, which helped the imperial nations control Africa and Asia.
What is the steam engine?
300
This was a colony of the British that was valuable because of diamonds.
What is South Africa?
300
An idea that grew in India as a way to unite the people against British imperialism and create their own government.
What is nationalism?
300
These traditional ways of living in Africa and Asia were hurt or even destroyed by imperialism.
What are cultures?
400
Copper and gold are to good examples of this category.
What are raw materials?
400
this invention allowed for fast communication over long distances.
What is the telegraph?
400
The only African nation to successfully resist the European imperialists.
What is Ethiopia?
400
This right to have your own land and your own government was lost to the European imperialists.
What is independence/freedom?
500
A new medicine invented in Europe to fight malaria, therefore helping them control Africa.
What is quinine?
500
This problem from inside Africa kept the different cultures, language groups, and religious groups from standing together to keep out the Europeans.
What is unity?
500
The United States took over this nation in the Pacific Islands and later made it one of the 50 United States.
What is Hawaii?
500
The people of India hated being treated as ______________- _________ citizens in their own country.