11.2- Imperialism

Question 1

Four forms of colonial control

Answer 1

Colony
Protectorate
Sphere of Influence
Economic Imperialism

Question 2

Colony

Answer 2

A country or a territory governed internally by a foreign power
Ex. Somaliland in East Africa was a French colony

Question 3

Protectorate

Answer 3

-A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power

-Ex. Britain established a protectorate over the Niger river delta

Question 4

Sphere of Influence

Answer 4

An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
Ex. Liberia was under the sphere of influence of the USA

Question 5

Economic Imperialism

Answer 5

An independent but less-developed country controlled by private business interests rather than other governments
Ex. The Dole Fruit company controlled pineapple trade in Hawaii

Question 6

Indirect Control

Answer 6

-Local government officials used
-limited self-rule
-Goal: to develop future leaders
-Government institutions are based on European styles but may have local rules
-Ex. British colonies such as Nigeria, India, Burma
-Ex. US colonies on Pacific Islands

Question 7

Direct Control

Answer 7

-Foreign officials brought in to rule
-no self-rule
-Goal: assimilation
-Government institutions are based only on European styles
-Ex. French colonies such as Somaliland, Vietnam
-Ex. German colonies such as German East Africa
-Ex. Portuguese colonies such as Angola

Question 8

paternalism

Answer 8

Policy where Europeans governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs but not giving them rights

Question 9

assimilation

Answer 9

the idea that, in time, the local population would adopt the culture of the ruling country and become like them

Question 10

Samori Toure

Answer 10

led Algeria in resisting French rule

Question 11

Menelik II

Answer 11

Emperor of Ethiopia who successfully played Italians, French, and British against each other

Kept Ethiopia free

Question 12

Battle of Adowa

Answer 12

Ethiopian forces successfully defeated the Italians and kept their nation independent

Question 13

Negative Effects of Colonial Rule

Answer 13

-Africans lost control of their land and their independence

-Many died of new diseases and from resisting the Europeans

-Famines from the change to cash crops

-Breakdown of traditional cultures

-Division of the continent into artificial borders which combined or unnaturally divided groups

Question 14

Positive Effects of Colonial Rule

Answer 14

-Reduced local warfare

-Improved sanitation and provided hospitals and schools

-Lifespan and literacy rates increased

-economic growth