7th Period WH

Imperialism

Open Ended

Based on the opening image and this one what may happen during Imperialism?

Multiple Choice

The policy of a larger, more powerful nation taking over a smaller, weaker nation is

• Imperialism

• nationalism

• exploration

Multiple Choice

Which major world event caused countries to begin imperializing?

• Age of Exploration

• Neolithic Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

Which two were things Industrialized countries needed from those areas they imperialized?

• raw materials and markets

• markets and government positions

• raw materials and trade routes

Multiple Select

Which two continents did Europeans begin to imperialize?

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

• Austrialia

Multiple Choice

The meeting of European countries on how to divide up Africa was known as the what?

• Versailles Conference

• Berlin Conference

• Paris Conference

Multiple Choice

When one country takes over another territory to gain wealth and power.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

An agreement or promise to defend and help another country.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Building up weapons and forces to get ready for war.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Having great pride in your country and willing to defend it. Every country wanted to prove it was superior.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

■Sped up economic development in Europe and the US

■Established a way that industrial nations viewed their colonies

■They began to see colonies as:

1. Markets for goods

2. Sources for raw materials

Effects of the Industrial Revolution

■Get raw materials: ivory, copper

■Start a market for goods

■Stamp out the slave trade

■Bring Christianity to the continent

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The Goals of Imperialism

Multiple Choice

What was NOT a goal of imperialism?

• get raw material

• enslave many Africans

• start a market for goods

• bring Christianity

Economic

■Industrial Revolution created a need for raw materials (regions affected by Imperialism had a lot)

■New markets available in these regions to sell goods that were being produced

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Reasons for Imperialism

Multiple Select

What were the two economic reasons for imperialism?

• the need for a lot of raw materials to produce goods

• to become a world power

• the need for markets to sell their goods

• the need to become the most power nation

Multiple Choice

defense agreement between countries to assist the other should one go to war

• Militarism

• Mobilization

• Entente

• Alliance

​U.S. Imperialism (1898) - Why 1898?

• ​Economic change led the U.S. to look for more natural resources in other lands (iron, coal, oil)

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• The U.S. wanted more markets (more customers!) to sell these products to

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• Ideas of nationalism spread as the U.S. attempted to become a global power

Multiple Choice

One reason for the growth of U.S. imperialism at the end of the 19th century was

• Growing demand to increase markets

• The U.S. economy was shrinking

• a desire to return to isolationism

Similarities between Western Expansion and Imperialism

• U.S. increasing its control over more territory

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• Desire to expand markets

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• Colonization of indigenous population

Differences between Western Expansion and Imperialism

• Land acquired from Western Expansion would become equal states. (Only Hawaii would become a state through late 19th century imperialism).

• U.S. would need to grow its nava​l forces to increase control overseas

• Expanding influence and control to become global power, not to directly rule over territory​

Multiple Choice

What was NOT a similarity between Western Expansion and Imperialism?

• U.S. increased control over more territory.

• Guam became the 50th state.

• A desire to expand markets

• Colonization of indigenous population

Multiple Choice

“the politics of reality”- the practice of tough power politics without room for idealism

• realpolitik
• racism
• Smith Process
• kaiser

Multiple Choice

a meeting in 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa

• Berlin conference
• annexation
• Austrian conference
• economic interdependence