Imperialism Review

Why did Europeans need new export markets?

• Increased raw materials

• Protectionism from surrounding countries

• Shortages in goods

• Working conditions were poor

What was the military cause of Imperialism?

• Armies needed to test new weapons

• Need for coaling stations

• Creation of the machine gun

• Need for raw materials

What was the significance of the White Man's Burden?

• Survival of the fittest

• Local peoples accepted these ideas.

• Justified the civilizing mission of Europeans

• Granted freedom of speech to local peoples

Why was Nationalism a motivating factor for Imperialism?

• Caused local people to be more edcuated

• Led to direct control

• Social Darwinism

• More territory= More prestige and status

What was the result of the massive weapons gap between Europeans and Colonized peoples?

• European dominance in war

• Local people put up a fair fight

• Europeans lost many battles

• Europeans believed war would be bloody

Who runs the government of a colony under indirect control?

• Local rulers

• European officials

• Communists

• Boers

Who governs a colony under direct rule?

• Princes or Kings

• Local Rulers

• European officials

• Sepoys

What was the goal of French imperialism in Algeria?

• Economic exploitation

• Human rights violations

• Export Rice to Europe

• Assimilation and Colonization

What was Belgian imperialism in the Congo known for?

• Human rights violations

• Increased export markets

• Assimilation

• Boer War

What caused the British expansion into Boer territory at the start of the Boer War?

• Discovery of Gold and Diamonds

• Conflict with the local warlords

• Creation of 2 Boer Republics

• Increased trade with India