Imperialism Notes

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A larger/stronger country taking control of a smaller/weaker country mainly for control of its resources is an example of

Match

Match the motive with the correct rationale for imperialism

• mercantilism & industrialization

• Protect investments, build an empire and nationalism

• national security and strategy

• Manifest Destiny and Social Darwinism

• religious superiority

economic

political

military

cultural

religion

• economic

• political

• military

• cultural

• religion

Multiple Choice

Which Continent/Continents did Europeans divide up and colonize in the late 1800s & early 1900s?

• Africa

• Asia

• Both Africa and Asia

• Neither Africa or Asia

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The idea that Europe was destined to take over areas and rule over the people who lived there was known as

Destiny

Multiple Select

Which two future states did the United States take over in the mid/late 1800s?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Minnesota

• California

• Wakanda

Multiple Choice

Who won the Philippine-American War?

• Phillipinos

• Spanish

• Americans

Match

Match The Correct country with the area they controlled in Asia?

• India

• Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

• Philippines

• Indonesia

Great Britain

France

America and Spain

The Dutch

• Great Britain

• France

• America and Spain

• The Dutch

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Europeans wanted African resources and felt superior to Africans. They cruelly divided Africa up at a conference known as the

Conference.

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true about Belgium and the Congo (pick multiple)

• The people of the Congo were treated very well

• The people of the Congo were treated cruelly and had their hands and feet amputated (chopped off) as punishment

• The Belgians wanted resources like rubber and ivory from the Congo

• The people of the Congo revolted and killed the King of Belgium

Multiple Choice

The people of the Congo got their independence in the year

• 1908

• 1867

• 1872

• 1960