Economic Imperialism Review

What was the name of the conference in which 14 European countries gathered to discuss how to divide up the continent of Africa?

• Berlin

• Munich

• Zulu

• Versailles

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially. or economically.

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Sphere of Influence

Theory based on “survival of the fittest” and was used by Europeans to justify imperializing Africa.

• Survivalism

• Nationalism

• Racism

• Social Darwinism

The belief that it was up to Europeans to civilize lesser cultures

• Imperialism

• Manifest Destiny

• White Man's Burden

• Ethnocentrism

Imperialist style of management that relied on existing political leaders.

• Direct Control

• Indirect Control

• Economic Imperialism

• Sphere of Influence

Imperialist style of management in which Europeans brought in their own leaders to run the colony, and did not train locals.

• Indirect Control

• Direct Control

• Sphere of Influence

• Economic Imperialism

Adding a region to another territory.

• Assimilation

• Annexation

• Paternalism

• Geopolitics

The process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation - Often results in losing one’s own cultural identity.

• Annexation

• Nationalism

• Paternalism

• Assimilation

Economic imperialism is a behavior in which powerful countries ________.

• enforce strict laws that weaken rival countries' economies

• assert that their economic systems are superior to all other economic systems

• exploit natural resources and control trade in weaker countries

• encourage equal trading of manufactured goods among countries

Which of the following statements describes the behavior known as economic imperialism?

• Imperial states exert economic control over weaker states to exploit their natural resources.

• Powerful countries donate money to weaker countries in order to strengthen diplomatic relations

• Strong nations form coalitions with smaller countries in order to create alliances against their enemies.

• Large countries send troops to smaller countries in order to establish colonies.