Imperialism and Industrialization

Factor that caused Imperialism due to a need for raw materials and new markets

• Industrialization

• Social Darwinism

• Imperialism

• Racism

The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people

• Industrialization

• Racism

• Social Darwinism

• Imperialism

Group of people who traveled to promote Christianity

• Missionaries

• Boers

• Shaka

• Maji Maji

Meeting of 14 European nations in 1884-1885 to determine rules for dividing Africa

• Congress of Vienna

• Treaty of Versailles

• Berlin Conference

• Potsdam Conference

Monarch who obtained land in the Congo, known for enforcing amputations on the slaves for not gathering enough rubber

• Shaka

• Leopold II of Belgium

• Menelik II

• Henry Stanley

Which of the following locations is Africa?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

In time, laws were passed to improve the working conditions in

• barges.

• canals.

• factories.

What was one major effect of the Industrial Revolution on urban areas?

• Decrease in population

• Increase in rural lifestyles

• Rapid urbanization and growth of cities

• Decline in factory jobs

Evaluate the effects of colonialism on indigenous populations in Africa.

• It led to the complete eradication of all indigenous cultures.

• It had no impact on indigenous societies.

• It resulted in both cultural disruption and economic exploitation.

• It only brought positive changes to indigenous populations.

Which of the following best describes the concept of "White Man's Burden" as a motive for imperialism?

• The belief that Europeans had a duty to civilize other parts of the world

• The idea that all races are equal

• The notion that imperialism was economically unprofitable

• The belief that imperialism was a temporary phase