Unit 6.1 AMSCO AP World

Kipling's " White Man's Burden" encouraged whites to establish colonies for the good of inferior people and was used by the British to

• justify industrialization

• justify colonization

• justify nationalism

• justify christianity

Imperialism is

• ONLY economic control over peoples

• ONLY political control over peoples

• Policy or ideology of extending the rule over peoples and other countries

• policy or ideology of loyalty and devotion to a nation

Which of the following was NOT a nationalist motivation for imperialism?

• Compensation for a humiliating defeat

• A way to compensate for losing colonies in the Americas

• A way to demonstrate nationalist pride

• A misuse of science to justify expansion

What are the people who studied skull sizes and shapes called?

• Skull diagramologist

• Geoscientist

• Phrenologist

• Anthropologist

Which of the following were considered cultural motivations for imperialism?

• Phrenologists claiming to have proof of the intellectual and physical inferiority of nonwhite races

• Social Darwinism

• The belief in the inherent superiority of white races

• Cultural combinations to create cohesive societies.

Which of the following were religious motivations for imperialism?

• Civilizing the native populations

• Endling illegal slave trade

• Setting up schools for instruction in religion and secular topics

• Improved medicine and medical care

• Conversion

True or False: Although some missionaries had clean motives for engaging with native populations, often, this initial contact would pave the way for pursuing economic motivations for engaging with the native populations.

• True

• False

Why were European countries imperializing? (Choose 2).

• Economic gain

• A way to learn about other cultures

• To befriend people different from themselves

• Access to raw materials