Imperialism

What is a motivation for Imperialism

• To be nice

• To get natural resources for industry

• To kill people

• To bring people from one country into another

What were the economic motivations for Imperialism?

• To obtain raw materials/natural resources for factories

• To obtain flowers

• To get people to join their country

• To build houses

What ideas motivated Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Social Darwinism/National Survival

• Christianity

• All the above

What countries became Imperialized?

• China

• India

• Africa

• All the above

What countries were responsible for Imperializing other countries?

• Britian, France, Germany, Holland, United States & Belgium

• France

• United States

• Korea

British Imperialism in India started because--

• they wanted raw materials and markets to sell their goods

• they were mean people

• they loved the people

• the Indian government collasped

How did the British begin to gain power in India?

• They just showed up

• They beat up the Indian leaders

• They helped the Mughal Emperor fight the Portuguese

• They were stranded on the continent.

Britain's King Charles II consolidated power in India when he...

• told India to get out!

• gave the British East India company to exercise civil & criminal jurisdiction over acquired areas

• waged war with India and won

• sent in soldiers without permission

Who were the Sepoys?

• British soldiers

• Indian soldiers who were employed by the British

• the untouchables

• citizens

The Sepoy Rebellion began in India when....

• African's came into their land

• When the soldiers believed that lard had been used on bullets and were told to bite it off

• the British insulted their emperor

• told to eat elephants