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 British controlled country used the Caste system to determine their occupations, and to keep them divided.
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
European imperialists forced the people in Africa and Asia to grow these crops, instead of allowing them to grow enough food to feed themselves.
What is a cash crop? (like tea or cotton)
200
When an imperial nation controls the local leaders instead of installing foreign leaders to control the people of a colony.
What is indirect control?
200
Because of this revolution that modernized Europe, the imperial nations had very strong economies and modern technology.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
200
This Belgian ruler led a brutal colony in the Congo in which he got rich from exploiting natives to collect rubber, including cutting off the hands of those who didn't meet daily quotas.
Who is King Leopold II of Belguim?
200
The belief that imperialism was "natural" and that Europeans were superior. They had the right and the responsibility to make non-European nations more like themselves and more civilized.
What Social Darwinism?
200
This is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, population unbalance, or government policies
What is a famine?
300
This is what Britain called India because it was their biggest and best supplier.
What is "Jewel In The Crown" of the British Empire
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 of pride that grew in a country as a way to unite the people against 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
This is what it was called when 14 European countries got together to divide up Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
400
Europeans thought that Missions could spread this to uncivilized non-europeans in Africa and Asia.
What is Christianity?
400
The only African nation to successfully resist the European imperialists.
What is Ethiopia?
400
This event occurred in India when the Indian army officers found that the grease on the rifle cartreges were made from pork and cow.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
400
This is what happens when a native population gets fed up with being ruled by a foreign power and they try to overthrow those in power.
What is a rebellion?
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
This country was important to Britain for its cheap access to Opium, which it sold to China.
What is India?
500
This is what the "A" stands for in the four M.A.I.N. reasons for Imperialism.
What is Acquire resources?
500
The people of India hated being treated as ______________- _________ citizens in their own country.