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What is the transition to new manufacturing processes?
Industrialization
We are currently in which Industrial Revolution?
4th
What is the policy or ideology of extending a country's rule over foreign nations, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control of other areas?
Imperialism
Which European nation controlled the more populated regions, particularly of southern Africa, which contained valuable mineral resources such as diamonds and gold?
Great Britain
How are Imperialism and Colonization different?
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What was the top industry during the First Industrial Revolution?
Textiles
These people go to other countries to promote their religion, typically Christianity.
Missionaries
What were the three main reasons for Imperialism?
Economic
Military/Political
Religious/Humanitarian
Which European nation had the largest colonial empire in Africa with over 3 1⁄2 million square miles, half of which contained the Sahara Desert?
France
Explain the difference between Direct and Indirect Rule
Direct: Imperial power takes control of government
Indirect: Imperial powers use existing tribal structures and train local leaders to follow
How did Industrialization lead to Imperialism? (3 ways)
Innovations/Inventions/Technologies
Transportation/Guns/Medical Advancements
A country whose citizens are all very similar in factors like language or descent
Nation-State
What was the theory that European nations used to justify Imperialistic ventures quoting “survival of the fittest”?
Social Darwinism
Which European nation took land in eastern and southwestern Africa, but was bitter other nations got more?
Germany
What were the main reasons for Asian Imperialism
Trade of Opium and Access to the Pacific Ocean
What major societal change happened WITH Industrialization during the industrial revolution?
Urbanization
Which of the following social classes were created during the Industrial revolution?
Working class and middle class
What established the principle that European occupation of African territory had to be based on effective occupation that was recognized by other states, and that no single European power could claim Africa? (It was a meeting)
Berlin Conference
What was Portugal's main mission during Imperialism?
Slave Trade
List two negative effects of Industrial Imperialism.
Borders drawn by Europeans ignored tribal boundaries and led to increased conflict.
Natural resources and wealth were funneled to the imperial countries.
Native culture and industry were damaged and/or destroyed and replaced with Western cultures.
Some economists say that the major effect of the Industrial Revolution was what?
Increased Standard of Living
The Agricultural Revolution changed societies because…
It introduced crop rotations which allowed for more food production
Explain how European nations used the "White Man's Burden" as justification for Imperialism.
They claimed it was their duty and burden handed down by God to "civilize" and control "lesser developed" people
Which European nation dismembered the Ottoman Empire during their imperialistic ventures of the Middle East?
Russia
How did Nationalism help drive Imperialism?
Everyone wanted to be the best so they needed to expand their territory as well as gain more wealth.