Imperialism

Question 1

Define imperialism

Answer 1

a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, and socially

Question 2

imperialism (time)

Answer 2

late1800s to early 1900s

Question 3

reasons for imperialism-social

Answer 3

missionary work: religion
civilize others
racism: social darwinism

Question 4

reasons for imperialism-political

Answer 4

prestige nationalism: land
power
government manipulation
security (more military bases)

Question 5

reasons for imperialism-economical

Answer 5

raw materials
new markets
more trade routes
cheap labor

Question 6

African nations that remained free during imperialism

Answer 6

Liberia and Ethiopia

Question 7

imperialist nations

Answer 7

US, France, England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium

Question 8

What % of Africa was imperialized before 1873?

Answer 8

<10%

Question 9

Why did Europe have such a hard time taking over Africa in the beginning?

Answer 9

environment
harsh diseases
strong tribes

Question 10

Quinine

Answer 10

a medicine from a “flowering tree” indigenous to S. America that resists Malaria

Question 11

Battle of Omdurman

Answer 11

the British was out numbered by the Sudanese but they used the maxim machine gun to defeat them.

Question 12

Battle of Adova

Answer 12

Ethiopia vs Italy

Kin Menelik II of Italy wanted to modernize Ethiopia

Question 13

Negatives of imperialism

Answer 13

disrupts borders
loss of traditional culture
destroyed economy (lack of diversity)

Question 14

Positives of imperialism

Answer 14

reduce total warfare
improved sanitation
increased lifespan
higher literacy rate
railroads
telephone/telegraph lines

Question 15

Scramble for Africa

Answer 15

a contest between European nations to imperialize as many African nations as possible.

Question 16

King Leopold II

Answer 16

• king of Belgium
• initially became king to end slavery and to spread Christianity
• later imperialized the Congo for cash crops (rubber)
• food became scarce in the Congo because traditional jobs were replaced with the production of cash crops
• over 18 million died as a result

Question 17

Who colonized Rwanda?

Answer 17

Germany initially colonized Rwanda but Belgium took control after WWI

Question 18

the population of Rwanda

Answer 18

85% Hutu
14% Tutsi
1% Twa

Question 19

How did the tension between the Hutu and Tutsi begin?

Answer 19

• the Belgians force everyone to have ID cards
• the Belgians favored the Tutsis
• when Rwanda gained independence, Hutus took over.

Question 20

When did Rwanda gain independence?

Answer 20

1967

Question 21

Rwanda Patriotic Front

Answer 21

a group of Tutsis who fled in fear of Hutu revenge and created a rebel army

Question 22

What event led to the mass killings in Rwanda?

Answer 22

the death of the Rwandan President

Question 23

Why didn’t the US intervene in Rwanda?

Answer 23

lack of public support
there’s no gain for US
US does not want to get humiliated like it did in Somalia

Question 24

Genocide

Answer 24

the systematic killing of a group of people

Question 25

Examples of Genocide

Answer 25

Rwanda, Cambodia, Holocaust, Soviet Union

Question 26

Who were killed in the Rwandan genocide?

Answer 26

• Hutus who likes Tutsis
• Hutus who are married to a Tutsi
• Tutsis
• Twa

Question 27

What ended the Rwandan genocide?

Answer 27

the RPF defeats the Hutu government

Question 28

After the Rwandan genocide

Answer 28

• Many Hutus ran in fear of revenge from Tutsis
• Many Hutus were hunted down and killed
• Tutsis run gov

Question 29

Who runs the Rwandan gov. today?

Answer 29

the Tutsis