Industrial Revolution
When does industrialization occur?
It occurs when the place of production shifts from the home to large factories.
What are the different motives for Imperialism?
The 3 G's - Gold, Glory, God
What was the Berlin Conference?
A conference where European powers met to split up Africa into colonies.
Why was slavery used?
Colonizers needed cheap labor to extract natural resources, and increase trade with other countries.
What are the names of the two mother countries that colonized Canada?
Britain and France
What is mercantalism?
a system of government-sponsored international business ventures designed to make European monarchs rich.
Who is known as the pioneer of Capitalism?
Adam Smith
What does Cultural Contact mean?
It is where two cultures interact with each other.
What drove the colonization of Africa?
the need for raw materials to increase industrialization.
What was the name of the trade route between Europe, Africa, and the America's?
The Triangular Trade Route
What were the Numbered Treaties?
Signed acts passed stating that if First Nations surrendered their land to the Canadian Government, in return, they would get payments and benefits if they lived on reservations.
What is depopulation?
the reduction of a population because of conflict, disease, loss of resources, cultural change, or assimilation.
What invention changed the way goods were produced?
What is considered to be the key catalyst that sped up Globalization between Europe and Asia?
The Silk Road
Who made the decisions on how to divide Africa into colonies at the Berlin Conference? Who was left out?
European nations made the decisions.
African's were not invited to the conference.
What was the type of slavery used during the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Chattel Slavery
Why are Land Acknowledgments used as a form of Reconciliation?
To remember where the land that we live on came from, and acknowledging the people who took care of it before colonization.
What is the difference between capitalism and mercantilism?
Capitalism is designed to increase wealth for an individual, whereas mercantilism is designed to increase the wealth of a monarch.
Why were the factories said to be unhealthy and unsafe?
Due to the government not imposing laws to regulate health or safety within these factories.
What is "The White Man's Burden"?
The idea that imperialism is a service Europeans provide to non-European peoples.
Why is it called the "Scramble" for Africa?
European powers raced to gain territory and expand their empires.
What was the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to America called?
The Middle Passage
How was the collective identity of Indigenous people taken away during colonization?
loss of language, culture and other traditional practices the Indigenous people had before colonization, and the Residential School system.
What is imperialism?
an association between peoples that intentionally benefits one group of people over another.
How did industrialization contribute to European imperialism?
There was a higher need for raw materials, so European countries needed to find a way to acquire these materials, and send them back to their mother countries.
What was the main thing that made globalization happen?
European Imperialism
What are Bantustans?
Territories that were set aside for Black Africans as a form of segregation.
What does abolishing slavery mean?
It means to get rid of, or to end a certain practice or system, such as slavery.
Why did the Canadian Government introduce the Residential School System?
To assimilate Indigenous people into a European society.
What is Eurocentrism?
a belief that the European worldview is superior to all others.