Imperialism review Africa, India, China

WHAT IS

IMPERIALISM?

MOTIVES for US Imperialism

1)

GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR MARKETS AND PRESTIGE- The
United States wants to be seen as a country that has strong
trade with other countries, along with valuable markets of
their own. We want to make a name for ourselves on the
global stage!

2)

EXPANDED NAVY- We want to have naval bases around the
globe for national security (and again prestige)

3)

CULTURAL SUPERIORITY- A belief that it is our civil duty to
spread our civilized culture to others who are less
fortunate or “barbaric.”

Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

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What happened to the amount of American made good during the Industrial Revolution?

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With the increase in goods being made we decided
that we need two things to make it even better:

● Natural Resources

● New Markets (More $)

Military Power on a Global Scale

Why might it be important to have military bases around the
world?
●Show our military power and presence on a Global scale

●Reassures our allies that we have their backs

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Encourages order in areas that
might not have it otherwise

Multiple Choice

Governing by working with existing political elites

• Direct rule

• Imperialism

• Protectorate

• Indirect rule

Multiple Choice

What were two reasons for why countries began to imperialize?

• natural resources and new markets

• gold and glory

• new machinery and labor force

Multiple Choice

Extension of a nation’s power over other lands

• Direct rule

• Imperialism

• Protectorate

• Indirect rule

Multiple Choice

Replacement of local rulers with officials from the mother country

• Direct rule

• Imperialism

• Protectorate

• Indirect rule

Imperialism

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Multiple Choice

What was the name of the meeting of European countries where they decided on how to divide up Africa?

• Conference of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Berlin Conference

Watch the map change.

Multiple Choice

The Suez canal helped Britain

• Because now they can ship faster from and to India

• Because now they can more easily get to and from South Asia

• Both of the above

Sepoys: a native of India employed as a soldier in the British East India Company

They were Muslim and Hindu

India was controlled by the British East India Company

• Raw Materials from India

• India was a market to sell to

Multiple Choice

Sepoys were

• Indians that were happy with Britain

• Indians who served the British East India Company as soldiers

• British who were in India

• British who were in China

Multiple Choice

What were the causes of tensions in India between Indians and the British?

• Racial tensions

• Religious tensions

• Tensions due to power

• All of these reasons

Multiple Choice

The Sepoy Rebellion was crushed.

• True

• False