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WorksheetsColonialism in the Pacific
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is colonialism?
The process of extending one country's rule beyond it's own borders and over another country
The process of agreeing to combine countries to create one larger country
The process of defending another country from invasion by a stronger country
According to our definition from social studies, what is a colony?
A piece of land that is being fought over by people
A large group of animals that live together
A geographical area controlled by a foreign country
An area of land that is far away from other countries
What is NOT one of the reasons Europeans colonized Pacific islands?
To keep from other countries getting them and to use them as strategic points
White man's burden - they felt they had to help less developed civilizations
It was a competition of power and prestige
They liked the culture and people of the islands
Colonizers from Europe and America would gain control of islands by "declaring it a protectorate by obtaining control of the islands from a chief and eventually make it a colony."
True
False
Who does NOT make much money in a colony?
the colonizer (the country taking over)
the chiefs
the islanders
_________ used its colonies mostly as stops on its trade route between Mexico and the Philippines
Britain
Germany
Spain
Japan
United States
___________'s main focus was economic. It would get raw materials from the islands like phosphate, minerals, forest products, fish, and agricultural products.
Germany
Spain
America
Japan
France
___________ kept their colonies from fighting back by encouraging conflict between ethnic groups. This meant they wanted the people to fight over their differences like tribes, beliefs, skin color, etc.
Germany
Spain
United States
Britain
France
____________ wanted more Pacific islands as they were building an empire in Asia and wanted to gain more power throughout the Pacific.
Britain
Japan
France
America
Germany
______________ took control of areas like Palau, FSM, Marshall Islands, and NMI through economic pressures in the form of compacts of free association.
United States
Britain
Japan
France
Germany
Why were European and American colonizers "stronger" than other peoples in Africa and the Pacific?
They had more resources to create advanced tools, weapons, and transportation.
They were just naturally smarter than other people from those places.
They had science and no other places in the world used science.
They were given more power by God to take over the rest of the world.
