Definitions:

Imperialism: a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially.

Social Darwinism: believe wealth, technology, success and strength make some groups superior to others. “Survival of the Fittess”

Berlin Conference(1884-1885): 14 European countries met to divide up the continent of Africa.

Questions & Answers:

European nation to colonize the most land around the world.
Great Britain.

What European colonization resulted in for Africans ?
Africans lost their lands and their independence traditional economics and respected capitalism.

Event which proceeded the rise of African nationalist movements.
WW1

Primary means by which Indians sought independence from Great Britain.
Because of the ethnical and cultural differences.

Geography related goals which motivated imperialism.
They wanted to build ports to make money, and to control the trade routes.

Resources in Africa that attracted European imperialism.
Copper minds

Why Christian missionaries colonized lands.
Convert to Christianity.

Two European nations to colonize most of South America.
Spain and Portugal

Two European nations to colonize most of Africa.
France and Great Britain.

European nation with no colony in Africa.
The Netherlands

Where the U.S. acquired land in 1898.
The Philippines and used it mainly for sugar crops.

Reason that European colonists believed they had a right to colonize Africa.
Wealth and Power gave them the power.

How Ghana achieved independence.
Many democratic reforms,

What made the Haitian revolution important.
It was the republic and the second nation to win independence-after the U.S.A-to win independence from colonial rule.

What the struggles for independence in Latin America were led by.
Creoles.

From whom the Chinese gained independence in 1911.
The Qing Dynasty(Military Group.)

Driving force behind imperialism.
Industrialization, money, and capitalism.

Why Indians opposed British control of India.
They treated them inferior, and they didn’t respect the traditions and culture.

Two causes of imperialism.
Industrialization
Nationalism.

Short Answers.

1) Describe the rise of industrial economics and their link to imperialism and colonialism. Include issues such as strategic advantage, moral issues raised by nationalism, Social Darwinism, the missionary impulse, and materials issues such as land, resources, and technology.

Because of industrialization it pushed British to get more resources from other countries, so they took over Africa.

2) Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and the varied immediate and long-term responses, responses by the people under colonial rule(cause and effect relationships).

The colonizers thought they could rule Africa because they had the wealth and power. A good thing was that people there had longer life spans, a better education, and higher literacy rates.