Age of Imperialism

Age of Imperialism

How the Competition and Need for Resources, Ideas Rooted in White Supremacy, and Innovation Caused European Control of Parts of Asia and Africa

Multiple Select

Imperialism is when a mother country takes over a smaller country for ____________, ______________, and reasons.

• Economic

• Athletic

• Cultural/Social

• Political

• Academic/Educational

Multiple Choice

When European countries found new trade routes and established factories in the places they traded with. In order to protect these factories, Europeans built fortresses and gained power with the local leaders. They would eventually divide the kings amongst themselves and become masters. This type of imperialism is known as...

• New imperialism

• Old imperialism

• Kinda new imperialism

• Imperialism

Multiple Choice

Vast empires were established and administrative units were set up for the benefit of the "mother" nation. Motivated by the economic needs of the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe.

• Materialism

• New imperialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

Age of Imperialism

What were the causes and effects of European imperialism?

Multiple Choice

Define imperialism

• A policy in which a state or country take political and economic control of areas beyond its borders.

• An age in which a city takes political and economic control of the other cities around it.

• A policy in which a state or country does not take political and economic control of areas beyond its borders.

Multiple Choice

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

• Dominator

• Survivalist

• Social Darwinism

• Winner

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT a reason European powers colonized Africa and Asia?

• They wanted to acquire power and prestige

• They wanted to gain access to natural resources such as gold, rubber, timber, and metals

• They had a mission to civilize "inferior races"

• They wanted to protect weaker nations from other foreign influences

Multiple Choice

Motives for imperialism in Africa include?

• Economics
• Social Darwinism
• Missionary desires
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 

• France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly. 
• There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers. 
• African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers. 
• Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders. 

Multiple Choice

This is an African proverb. When the whites came to our country, we had the land and they had the Bible; now we have the Bible and they have the land. What does this proverb imply about the effect of imperialism in Africa?

• Africans violently rebelled against the influence of whites

• Whites respected the cultures of the African people

• Before their arrival, Africans controlled their own land and resources while the whites only had Christianity. Afterwards, the whites controlled their land and resources and they (the Africans) had become Christian.

• Before their arrival, the whites controlled their own land and resources while the Africans only had Christianity. Afterwars, the Africans controlled their land and resources and they (the whites) had become Christian

Multiple Choice

Define "exploit."

• To give someone their fair share of the credit or pay.

• To clearly define something.

• To treat unfairly by using someone’s work or ideas and giving them very little in return

• A secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

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