Rationales
The ideas of natural selection that had been applied to humans was now being applied to nations in this theory.
What is Social Darwinism?
True/False: western imperialism happened gradually in local areas
False! It happened very rapidly over large areas of land.
Migrants settled in these types of areas that promised jobs/community after arriving in a new country.
What is urban areas?
This British good was made illegal in China to decrease British influence.
What is opium?
Britain was experiencing this which led to the importing of opium into Chinese ports.
What is a trade deficit?
What is the other term for "civilizing mission" when it came to western influence on these nonwestern territories?
What is the "white mans burden?"
Term where imperialist powers did not fully control certain nations but had heavy influence on the economy.
What is economic imperialism?
What kinds of technology helped contribute to the trends of migration from Europe during this time period?
1) trains
2) steamships
One of the largest exports from Argentina to Britain was this product.
What is meat?
Uneven treaties and foreign "spheres of influences" were the result of China following these war.
What are the Opium Wars?
France's goal of implementing French laws, schools, customs in imperial territories is an example of this rationale.
What is the civilizing mission?
True/False: Europeans used both violent and non violent methods to carve out their territory in Africa.
True! They used military action as well as diplomacy.
The abolition of slavery in Africa led way to the rise of this type of labor seen largely in India.
What is indentured servitude?
Name an example of a product exploited in the various export economies from this era.
1) bananas
2) meat
3) coffee
Belgian king Leopold acquired Congo for this resource.
What is rubber?
The growth of transportation technology is Argentina led to large migration movements from this continent.
What is Europe?
European nations competed with each other primarily for control of territories/trade in these 2 areas.
What is Africa and China?
Pull factors for immigrants to settle in new areas.
1) economic: job opportunities, higher wages
2) political: stable governments, free of persecution
3) social: better quality of life, migrant communities
The main goal of imperialism was to provide this to large industrial countries.
What is natural resources/raw materials?
To force work on the various plantations, the British demanded taxes be paid through this method over agricultural products.
Prior to the push for control of interior territories, most European trade colonies were located in these areas.
What is coastal areas?
This asian country also started to expand their territory during this time period.
What is Japan?
Push factors from Europe for immigrants.
1) political: instability, corrupt government, persecution
2) economic: low wages, little employment opportunities
3) social: low quality of life, family/community have already immigrated
The main effect of imperial influence on export economies.
List positive effects of European imperialism.
1) The development of new states such as Australia/Algeria for European migrants.
2) Growth of infrastructure in railroads/telegraph lines
3) Access to European products as a market for goods