Understanding Imperialism and Colonization

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What is the term for a weaker country that is directly controlled by an imperial power?

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Colony

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What is the term for a country that can govern itself through its own internal government but is still controlled by an outside power?

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Protectorate

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What is the term for when an outside power claims rights and privileges over an area or region?

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Sphere of Influence

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What type of motives were based on a nation’s desire to gain power and to compete with other European countries?

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Political

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What type of motives were based on the desire to make money, control trade, and establish new markets?

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Economic

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What type of motives were based on the desire to spread European spiritual beliefs? Options: Economic, Political, Social, Exploratory

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Social

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Who took the Congo as his private Colony to begin the Scramble for Africa?

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Leopold II

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What type of motives were based on the ideas that the white race was superior to other primitive cultures?

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Social

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What is the name for the dividing of Africa by European powers without regard for the native people?

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The Scramble for Africa

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What was the meeting at which the European powers divided up Africa?

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The Berlin Conference