Imperialism and State Expansion
This belief held that it was Europeans' duty to "civilize" non-European peoples.
What is the White Man’s Burden?
This global conflict weakened European powers and accelerated the push for independence in colonies.
What is World War II?
These businesses, like the British East India Company, had economic and political power overseas.
What are chartered companies? (also acceptable: monopolies)
Many Indian laborers migrated to British colonies under this system of temporary labor contracts.
What is indentured servitude?
This term describes policies and attitudes that favored native-born citizens over immigrants, especially in the U.S. and Europe.
What is nativism?
This theory applied "survival of the fittest" to justify imperial domination.
What is Social Darwinism?
This organization, established in 1945, supported the principle of self-determination for colonized peoples.
What is the United Nations?
Britain fought two wars against China over this addictive substance.
What are the Opium Wars?
This 19th-century movement of Europeans, including Italians and Irish, to the Americas was largely driven by famine and unemployment.
What is voluntary migration?
This American law, passed in 1882, severely restricted immigration from China.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This European country took control of India after the fall of the Mughal Empire.
What is Britain?
This movement in India used nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to achieve independence. Provide the name of the movement and leader.
What is the Indian independence movement (led by Gandhi)?
This British system of agriculture in India forced farmers to grow cash crops like cotton instead of food.
What is the plantation system?
This global economic shift created high demand for cheap labor in mines, plantations, and railways in colonies across Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
What is industrialization (or capitalism)?
This Asian country restricted emigration during parts of the 19th century due to fears of losing labor and national identity.
What is Japan?
This conference, held from 1884–1885, divided Africa among European powers.
What is the Berlin Conference?
After WWII, this European country experienced rapid decolonization, losing control of India, Kenya, and Nigeria.
What is Britain?
The U.S. heavily invested in this Central American crop, influencing politics in the region.
What is the banana/United Fruit Company (banana republics)?
Many Chinese migrants in the U.S. worked on this massive infrastructure project.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This legal system in South Africa segregated society by race, emerging in part from imperial structures.
What is apartheid?
This U.S. policy justified American expansion across North America.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This group of developing countries, formed during the Cold War, sought to avoid alignment with either the U.S. or USSR while promoting postcolonial solidarity.
What is the Non-Aligned Movement?
This company dominated trade and exerted political control in India.
What is the British East India Company?
This term refers to migrant communities that maintain strong ties to their homelands but are scattered across various regions.
What is a diaspora?
European imperialists often used this concept to falsely justify racial hierarchies.
What is scientific racism/social darwinism?