Industrialization to Imperialism

What is imperialism?

• a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• a theory advocating elimination of private property

• a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

What caused some countries to become stronger than others?

• weak governments

• lack of natural resources

• industrialization

The Industrial Revolution was a catalyst to imperialism.

What does catalyst mean in this sentence?

• an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like

• something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected

What event happened first?

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Industrial Revolution

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Austraila

• United States

• Great Britain

What was NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Slavery

• New inventions

• new religions being formed

In order to maximize their profits, these industrialized nations went out to find nations they could get ____________ resources and cheap labor from, thus leading to imperialism.

• extinct

• natural

• expensive

What was not a cause of industrialization?

• huge growth in the economic markets

• countries with weak leadership

• population growth

Which country is a commonwealth of Great Britain?

• USA

• India

• China

• Mexico

Industrialized nations wanted the biggest, strongest country.

• True

• False