Philosophy
Colonization
Belgium
Scramble for Africa
100

The idea that considers the thoughts and feelings of people.

What is Liberalism?

100

A group of people who settle in a foreign country that is not theirs.

What is a Colony?

100

The name of the king of Belgium.

Who is King Leopold II. 

100

The meeting assigned various territories in Africa to Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Germany. 

What was the Berlin Conference? 

200
The country is more important than the needs of its citizens. 

What is Nationalism?

200

Someone who travels the world performing charitable work and spreading Christianity. 

What is a Missionary?

200

The main natural resource Belgium wanted that came from a specific tree. 

What is rubber?

200

Exotic woods such as mahogany grew along with rubber, palm oil, coffee, and cocoa crops.  

What are Natural Resources?

300

This philosophy believes in promoting policies that protect traditional values and ways of governing. 

What is Conservatism?

300

A powerful, large country takes over a smaller, weaker country. 

What is Imperialism?

300

The area in Africa that Belgium controlled.

What is the Belgium Congo? 

300

This approach imposed French culture and, in effect, made colonies into French provinces.

What is Direct Rule?

400

"Hands off" policy allows people to choose who and how they want to be governed.

What is "laissez-faire?"

400

A foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location. It is often classified as either “hard” or “soft.”

What is Infrastructure? 

400

If Africans failed to meet this, they were beaten, and their hands were cut off for not getting enough rubber in a day. 

What is a Quota?

400

Officials from the larger country were responsible for setting laws, but law enforcement was left to the local leaders already in place.

What is Indirect Rule

500

A belief that European, industrialized nations are superior to nations that were not industrialized.

What is Social Darwinism? 

500

An empire that included parts of Europe, North Africa, Arabia, Russia, and Southwest Asia.

What is the Ottoman Empire?

500

A country has a claim or control over another land. It represents a legal agreement between countries.

What is a Sphere of Influence?

500

Territories still ruled by local leaders, but only with the support of a foreign state which maintained considerable control over that territory.

What is a Protectorate?