Unit 7 - Geopolitical Forces

What is the purpose of imperialism?

• direct military conquest

• Influencing another country or group of people

• Cultural isolation

• Economic independence of colonies

What is colonialism?

• Economic control over another country

• People moving into and settling on the land of another country

• Direct military intervention

• Cultural exchange between two countries

Which countries led the first wave of European colonialism?

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Canada

• Spain and Portugal

• Netherlands and Belgium

What motivated the early European colonizers?

• Political isolation

• Cultural assimilation

• Gold, God, and Glory

• Technological advancement

What was the main focus of the second wave of European colonization?

• Controlling lands in Africa and Asia

• Spreading religious beliefs in Europe

• Establishing trade routes in Antarctica

• Controlling lands in North America

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

• To promote free trade

• To end slavery

• To lay out claims on the continent of Africa

• To start World War I

What is neocolonialism?

• A new wave of cultural exchange

• Direct military control over a country

• The spread of communism

• Control over developing countries through indirect means

How did neocolonialism lead to many civil wars in newly independent countries?

• Economic prosperity

• Successful democratic elections

• Technological advancements

• Cultural and political boundary mismatches

What was a major consequence of the breakup of Yugoslavia?

• Formation of the European Union

• Long-standing ethnic tensions erupted into violence

• Economic prosperity

• Immediate peace throughout the region

What is ethnic cleansing?

• Promotion of ethnic diversity

• A cultural festival celebrating ethnicity

• Economic sanctions against ethnic groups

• The forced removal of a minority ethnic group from a territory