Chapter 17 Notes Flashcards
imperialism
when one country takes control of another country
country might control the other’s
government, trade, or culture
by 1914 European powers, Japan, and the U.S.
controlled almost the entire world
imperialism usually started when
merchants or explorers went to foreign lands
local people had very little say
in what happened to their land and the process
four types of control
settlement colony, dependent colony, protectorate, spere of influence
settlement colony
large groups of people from one country living together in a new place
dependent colony
a few European officials ruled the non-European people
an example of a settlement colony
Australia was a settlement colony of Great Britain
an example of a dependent colony
India was a dependent colony of Great Britain
protectorate
local ruler kept his title but Europeans really controlled the area
sphere of influence
an area in which one nation had a special interest
nationalism
pride or devotion for one’s country
colonies were seen as
places to get troops for bigger armies
“from coal to coal”
from coaling station to coaling station; talked about the range of a steamship
coaling station
a place where ships could refuel
tiny island became and and also became objects of
coaling stations
naval bases
fierce competition among naval powers
economic motives for imperialism
industrialization, new markets, and population growth
nations needed but didn’t want to depend
a lot of raw materials
on other nations for raw materials
create new markets by
changing people’s habits
create more business for Europe; more for factories, and more for everyone
business
workers
money
between 1800 and 1900
world population doubled
industrial development created
many jobs
displaced farmers and laborers found it necessary
to go elsewhere or move for work
“White man’s burden”
a phrase used to sum up the Western attitude toward non-Western people
non-Western people were
primitive
“half devil and half child”
how Europeans used the idea of “burden”
to justify imposing their own values and cultural ideas on other people
according to non-imperialists the only burden the white man wanted was
the burden of colonial wealth
missionaries hoped to
convert people to Christianity
other work of missionaries
- helped to build schools and teach in them 2. cared for sick and helped to establish and operate hospitals 3. provided medical help and training