Industrialization and Imperialism Review

The philosophy that the US should stay out of international conflicts

• isolationist
• isolationism
• desolation
• exile

What is it called when one country takes over the economy and government of another country?

• imperialism
• reformation
• renaissance
• circumnavigation

One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of:

• religious conversion of Africans

• slaves for the American colonies

• raw materials used in industry

• new technology to gain from Africans

 The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as:

• Berlin Conference

• Social Darwinism

• Sphere of Influence

• Scramble for Africa

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

• France and Britain agreed to combine African Colonies

• Less fighting between African leaders and European powers

• African leaders voiced their suggestions

• Europeans divided Africa into colonies

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

• Great Britain is one of the oldest nations so many major world events started there.

• The United States was still recovering from the American Revolution economically.

• Great Britain had an abundance of land, labor, capital and rivers to use for power.

• Great Britain had progressive ideas and a government that invested heavily in manufacturing.

 For many of the individuals living in cities during the early Industrial Revolution working conditions could be described as

• safe die to government initiatives to ensure all workers were taken care of

• unsafe and uncomfortable because there was little regulation of early factories

• safe due to government established unions put in place to protect workers

• unsafe because workers were distracted and did not commit to their work

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

What was the main reason for the scramble for Africa by European powers in the late 19th century?

• Desire to spread Christianity

• Need for new markets for their goods

• Desire to civilize the African people

• Need for raw materials for their industries

What was the primary reason for the US to annex Hawaii?

• Desire to spread Christianity

• Need for new markets for their goods

• Desire to civilize the Hawaiian people

• Strategic military location and sugar resources