Colonialism in the Pacific

What is colonialism?

• The process of extending one country's rule beyond it's own borders and over another country

• The process of agreeing to combine countries to create one larger country

• The process of defending another country from invasion by a stronger country

According to our definition from social studies, what is a colony?

• A piece of land that is being fought over by people

• A large group of animals that live together

• A geographical area controlled by a foreign country

• An area of land that is far away from other countries

What is NOT one of the reasons Europeans colonized Pacific islands?

• To keep from other countries getting them and to use them as strategic points

• White man's burden - they felt they had to help less developed civilizations

• It was a competition of power and prestige

• They liked the culture and people of the islands

Colonizers from Europe and America would gain control of islands by "declaring it a protectorate by obtaining control of the islands from a chief and eventually make it a colony."

• True

• False

Who does NOT make much money in a colony?

• the colonizer (the country taking over)

• the chiefs

• the islanders

_________ used its colonies mostly as stops on its trade route between Mexico and the Philippines

• Britain

• Germany

• Spain

• Japan

• United States

___________'s main focus was economic. It would get raw materials from the islands like phosphate, minerals, forest products, fish, and agricultural products.

• Germany

• Spain

• America

• Japan

• France

___________ kept their colonies from fighting back by encouraging conflict between ethnic groups. This meant they wanted the people to fight over their differences like tribes, beliefs, skin color, etc.

• Germany

• Spain

• United States

• Britain

• France

____________ wanted more Pacific islands as they were building an empire in Asia and wanted to gain more power throughout the Pacific.

• Britain

• Japan

• France

• America

• Germany

______________ took control of areas like Palau, FSM, Marshall Islands, and NMI through economic pressures in the form of compacts of free association.

• United States

• Britain

• Japan

• France

• Germany