I.R. Basics
This country was the starting place for the Industrial Revolution.
Great Britain
These two types of infrastructure were built to move goods around, in addition to the later invention of trains.
Roads and Canals
Imperialism, the policy of extending rule over many lands, refers specifically to this century.
19th Century (1800s)
This form of imperial control involves an outside power claiming exclusive investment or trading privileges, without governing the area internally.
Sphere of Influence
This imperial motive includes the desire to acquire raw materials, cheap labor, and compete for foreign markets.
Economic
This major industry, specifically cloth-making, was one of the first to be mechanized.
Textiles
This is the term for the movement of people from farms (rural) to cities (urban areas).
Urbanization
This major historical event "made imperialism possible" by providing new technologies and ideas.
The Industrial Revolution
This form of control is defined as a country or territory governed internally by a foreign power.
Colony
This motive was based on the desire to gain power, expand territory, and exercise military force.
Political
The primary reason this material became popular for cloth was that it was cheaper and easier to work with than wool.
Cotton
This positive effect of the Industrial Revolution occurred for many people as a result of increased productivity.
Raised Standard of Living
This invention allowed colonizers to communicate almost instantly with their colonies, cutting communication time from months to hours.
Telegraph
This method of management involves foreign officials governing the country, based on the idea that the local people are unable to govern themselves.
Direct Control
The desire to spread Christianity, protect missionaries, and end the slave trade in Africa were all components of this motive.
Religious
New machines invented to make cloth were primarily housed in these specialized buildings.
Factories
This was the common negative consequence of people moving from farms to cities to find work.
Cities became crowded and dirty
This medicine specifically protected colonizers against malaria, allowing them to survive in previously dangerous areas.
Quinine
European nations primarily sought new sources of raw materials and new markets in these two continents during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Africa and Asia
This motive was based on Social Darwinism values, asserting that the white race was superior and other cultures were inferior.
Ideological
The invention of this powerful machine was critical for factories, mining, and transportation.
Steam Engine
Dangerous environment and long hours for little pay describe the conditions for many workers in these places.
Factories
Two weapons, which gave colonizers an "overwhelming advantage" over indigenous peoples.
machine gun and breech loading rifle
The Industrial Revolution influenced these three key areas where speed increased to aid imperialist expansion.
Communication, transportation, and weapons
Mapping uncharted territory, search for the causes and treatment of diseases, and discover unknown lands and people, primarily fulfilled this type of imperial motive.
Exploratory