Imperialism Flashcards
Define Imperialism
The seizure of a weak country or territory by a stronger country.
Six forces of motives
- The need for natural resources
- Desire for new markets
- Competition for world power
- Racism: belief that whites were superior
- “Civilize the world”
- Christianize the heathen world
Racism was reflected in the social theory known as
Social Darwinism
Only country in Africa to successfully resist European colonialism
Ethiopia
West African country started by US as a haven for ex slaves
Liberia
Colony
Territory governed literally by former power
Protectorate
Territory governed by its own leaders but is under the power of an outside power (puppet)
Sphere of Imperialism
Territory where the foreign power has exclusive trading
Economic Imperialism
Territory controlled by a private business
A policy which European nations govern weaker countries as if they were “children” being taken care of by their parents
Paternalism
Major purpose of the Berlin conference
To divide up Africa among themselves
Two European countries that received the lions share
Britain and France
Three groups that fought over South Africa
Zulu
Dutch
British
Two valuable resources in south A and what war was fought over them
Gold and diamonds
Boer
War
British businessman who amassed huge fortune in Africa
Started his own country known as
Later is renamed
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
The dominant world power
Britain
Policy in which weaker nation is expected to give up their culture and adapt to European culture
Assimilation
What was meant by “ the sun never set on the British empire”
It was so large that it was always daylight somewhere in the British empire
Why was Africa known as the dark continent
It was so unknown to the European
Scottish missionary Doctor
David livingstone
