Intro to Imperialism Review

What is imperialism?

• When one country conquered a large area, neighboring countries would invade nearby lands to halt further expansion

• Used Darwin’s idea about natural selection and survival of the fittest to human societies

• The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

• Missionaries, doctors, and colonial officials believed they had a duty to spread what they saw as the blessings of Western civilization, including its medicine, law, and Christian religion

How did European Imperialism expand?

• Powerful countries helped countries less fortunate.

• It expanded because of Europe’s increasing power due to the Industrial Revolution which helped their economic and military strength.

• England won a major war and their power increased.

• England lost a major war and their power increased.

How did imperialism improve a country's (the country that controlled the colonies) economy?

• Left millions of non-Westerners deprived of their cultural heritage

• European races argued they were superior to all others, and imperial domination of the weaker races was nature’s way of improving the human species

• West Africa was in a civil war and was dealing with the devastating effects of the slave trade

• New markets were developed which led to new goods being imported and exported. Business and trade increased.

Why would a country want to take over another country such as Africa.

• Buroctatic, personal, political

• Economic, Diplomatic, Religious, Technological

• Help the government of that country prosper

• Africa is nearly 3 times the size of Europe People spoke hundreds of languages and had varied governments

Imperialism was always peaceful for all countries involved.

• True

• False

How did imperialism or the countries colonizing other countries change the colony's culture and way of life? (Ex: England colonizing India.)

• It usually changed for the better.

• It usually changed for the worse.

How did imperialism change military culture?

• Armies became more technologically advanced, new attitudes developed and old ways of life and culture changed.

• Armies became less advanced.

• European countries allowed their colonies control of military

• The military remained the same in the colonies.

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