Colonizing Australia

Question 1

What year did Captain Cook claim the east coast of Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales?

Answer 1

1770

Question 2

In what year did Britain turn Australia into a penal (prison) colony by shipping prisoners there?

Answer 2

1788

Question 3

Who claimed the east cost of Australia for Great Britain?

Answer 3

Captain Cook

Question 4

What are the 4 reasons why Britain colonized Australia?

Answer 4

1. Relieved overcrowding in jails
2. Allowed a place for the British navy to be stationed in the southern hemisphere.
3. To expand trade.
4. Did not want France to start a colony on Australian continent.

Question 5

What are some of the impacts of Empire building?

Answer 5

1. Scramble for Africa.
2. Africa had many raw products that European countries needed to manufacture their finished products such as furniture, jewelry, etc.
3. Between 1885-1910, several European countries divided the continent of Africa among themselves.
4. Africa had many natural resources that Europeans found valuable. (gold, diamonds, oil)
5. To foster national pride.
6. The more colonies a country had, they were thought of as better, more wealthy, etc.
7. For world view.

Question 6

What did most Europeans view themselves as?

Answer 6

The most advanced civilization. They also felt it necessary to civilize the rest of the world.

Question 7

Love of country

Answer 7

nationalism

Question 8

Use of strong armies and threats of war

Answer 8

Militarism

Question 9

During this year, a series of events caused Germany to declare war on Russia and France.

Answer 9

1914