Age of Imperialism

The main reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations was

• to gain raw materials
• to spread Christianity
• To show national pride
• To build factories there

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The Berlin Conference was a .....

• meeting of European nations to split up Asia.
• meeting of European nations to unify Africa.
• meeting of European nations to divide up Africa.
• European party.

Which of the following describes how the Europeans felt about the Africans?

• A. White Mans Burden
• B. Social Darwinism
• C. Both A and B
• D. Neither A or B

When a stronger country takes over a weaker country. 

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism 
• Alliance System 

An application of Darwin's scientific theories of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to the struggle between nations and races; used in the late 1800s to justify imperialism and racism.

• Communism

• Social Darwinism

• Socialism

• Social Theory

What does the word "civilize" mean in this sentence?
Europeans wanted to civilize the African people.

• To  help.
• To give food and clothes to.
• To send them to school so they could get good jobs.
• To educate the Africans on European way of life.

What economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for? 

• A new place to build houses.
• A new place to educate their children
• For natural resources, cheap labor, and markets.
• Because the weather was nice.

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

Who was excluded (left out) from the Berlin Conference?

• representatives for the US

• representatives of European countries

• representatives of African countries

• representatives of the 3rd Estate

Nationalism in European nations led to imperialism because

• the nations wanted fueling stations for their naval ships.

• the people of Africa and Asia were poor and in need of help.

• the countries of Europe were competing to become the most powerful

• because the Europeans wanted a market for goods made in factories