Unit 6

Question 1

Unit 6 Time Period

Answer 1

1750-1900

Question 2

New Imperialism

Answer 2

The continuation from Western powers of expanding to and ruling other nations

Question 3

New Imperialism Cause

Answer 3

Industrial Revolution

The industrial powers could expand becuase they were so rich from idustr

Question 4

Historical Developments

Answer 4

1. Shifting Geographical Focus
2. Change in Imperial States

Question 5

Geographical Focus 1450-1750

Answer 5

Americas, Asia, South Asia

Question 6

Geographical Focus 1750-1900

Answer 6

Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia

Question 7

Imperial States 1450-1750

Answer 7

Spain, Portugal

Question 8

Imperial States 1750-1900

Answer 8

Great Britain, France, Dutch, Germany, Italy, Belgium, USA, Japan

Question 9

Nationalism

Ideolgy

Answer 9

Describes a sense of commonality among people based on shared language, religion, social customs, and that is often linked fro desire of self rule on a piece of land

Stems from Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution

Question 10

Nationalism Effect

Answer 10

Western states began competeing for more land and money to show they were the superior state

Question 11

Scientific Racism

Ideology

Answer 11

The idea that humans can be hierachically ranked in distinct biological classes based on race

Question 12

How Europeans saw the world

Answer 12

Seperated people based on religion
Christians v. Non-Christains

Question 13

How Europeans saw the world scientifically

Answer 13

Seperated people based on races
White v. Non-white

Question 14

Phrenology

Answer 14

The study of the shape and size of human skulls to prove racial superioty

The more evolved skulls were from apes the more superior you were

Question 15

Biological Dwarinism

Answer 15

Through national selection species survive because they are better adapted

Only the fittest survive

Question 16

Social Darwinism

Ideology

Answer 16

The idea that if the fittest survive and thrive in nature then when applied in human society, western industrial societies have proven their ways are best suited for the current global environment

Strong eat the weak in nature then strong eat the weak in society

Question 17

Civilizing Mission

Ideology

Answer 17

A sense of duty industrial societies possessed to bring the glories of their civilizations to “lower” societies

Question 18

Private to State Control

Answer 18

Companies taking control of states for their businesses
EX: Explotation of Congo Free State - King Lepolid 2nd

Question 19

Diplomacy

Answer 19

The act of making political agreemnts by means of dialogue and negoation, not warfare

Berlin Conference for the Scramble for Africa

Question 20

Diplomacy and warfare in Africa

Answer 20

Diplomacy - Berlin Confrence
Warfare - France and Algeria

Question 21

Effect of African Imperialism

Answer 21

drawing borders in Africa that divided previously united ethnic groups and brouth together rival ethnic groups

Question 22

France and Algeria

Warfare Example

Answer 22

France was too broke to pay back Algeria for their wheat. Algeria fly swatted France so France brought their warships and completely took over and took more of North Africa

Question 23

Settler Colonies

Answer 23

A colony in which an imperial power claims an already inhabited territory and sends its own people to set up an outpost of their own society

Question 24

British Settler Colonies

Answer 24

Western Australia, South Australia, and New Zealand

Question 25

Conquering neighboring territories

Answer 25

Easier to exploit and kill people close than you than over seas

Question 25

Conquering Neighbors

Answer 25

1. United States - Manifest Dynasty after Lousianna Purchase and Texas
2. Russia - Pan-slavism united all Slavic opeoples under Russian authority
3. Japan - Korea, Manchuria, and part of China

Question 26

Causes of Resistance

Answer 26

1. Increasing questions about political authority
2. Growing sense of nationalism