Experiencing Colonialism

What is colonialism?

• The practice of promoting equality and justice
• The control of one country over another country.

• The act of preserving traditional cultures
• The process of creating new countries

What was direct rule?

• Occupation of a country, local rulers lose all control

• A peaceful coexistence between the foreign power and the local population
• A form of self-governance by the local population
• Economic control of a country

What is indirect imperialism?

• Controlling a colony through local officials.

• Promoting peace and diplomacy through international organizations
• Leaving a colony for good

• Direct military invasion and occupation

How did Imperialism affect food production?

• Less focus was on food production.

• More food was brought to colonial people.

• Farmers and Fishmen had more time to harvest food

How did colonial people get money?

• Working for Imperialists on plantations and mines

• Growing crops

• Working in factories

• Running Factories

Why did colonized people need to get money from the colonizers?

• They liked money

• To pay taxes

• They were trying to buy freedom.

• To trade with other nations.

What kind of people were able to make a profit during Imperialism?

• People who could sell raw materials to colonizers.

• People who worked on plantations

• Small farmers

• People who worked in mines.

What was the focus of colonial economies?

• Feeding the people

• Granting the people freedom

• Giving colonial people money

• Extracting raw materials and profits for Imperialists.

What was the consequence of the colonial economy for most colonial peoples?

• They liked the colonizers.

• Gained political rights

• High profits

• Poverty and inequality

What was used to control people and extract wealth?

• Violence

• Money

• Food

• Rights