17.2 Flashcards
used by France, Germany, and Portugal
direct control
used local rulers to handle day-to-day management of the colony
indirect control
used by Great Britain and the United States
indirect control
governed the colony in a manner similar to the way in which a parent
provides for its child
direct control
used European bureaucrats to handle day-to-day management of the colony
Direct Control
governed the colony in such a manner that the local peoples could eventually
govern themselves using the same governing method of the colonial power
Indirect Control
Smallpox was introduced to African populations.
negative
Artificial boundaries split and combined African nations.
Negative Effect
New sanitation systems, hospitals, and schools were built.
positive
Production of cash crops replaced subsistence agriculture.
negative
What policy calls for local colonial populations to adopt the culture of the
controlling country?
it is the goal of an assimilation policy
Why did some European countries choose a direct control method of
management over their colonies?
they thought that the local colonial
peoples were incapable of governing themselves
What was the result of local colonial peoples being forced to grow cash
crops instead of food crops?
famine
What type of management method did the British use in governing
Nigeria, and why?
indirect control, because Nigeria was a large territory with
a diverse group of people
Why was Ethiopia, unlike other African nations, able to resist European
colonization attempts?
they had modern weapons to use against the
European invaders
