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 over long periods of time
False! It happened very rapidly over large areas of land.
What types of areas in did migrants settle in after arriving in the new country?
What is urban areas?
This British good was made illegal in China to decrease British influence.
What is opium?
Prior to the push for control of large territories, where were most European trade colonies located?
What is coastal areas?
What is the other term for "civilizing mission" when it came to western influence on these nonwestern territories?
What is the "white mans burden?"
Imperialist powers did not fully control certain nations but had heavy influence on the economy is an example of what?
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 what product?
European nations competed with each other primarily for control of territories in these 2 areas.
What is Africa and China?
What was France's goal when it came to their influence in other territories?
What is to make the colonial territories be French as well?
The abolition of slavery led way to the rise of this type of labor.
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
True/False: Europeans used both violent and non violent methods to carve out their territory in Africa.
True! They used violence as well as diplomacy.
What were some of the 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
What was the main goal of imperialism?
What non-European country also started to expand to an empire during this time period?
What is Japan?
What are some of the 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