World Studies test (imperialism) Flashcards
What happens at the Berlin Conference?
Europe divided Africa
What is imperialism?
The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation.
What is a export from Asia
Rice
What is a export from Africa
Slaves
What is nationalism?
It was a negative impact.
What was the Maxim Gun?
It was the first powered machine gun, and it was the deadliest weapon.
What was Ethiopia?
It was a country in Africa which fought off Europe and they stayed a free country
What is Liberia?
It is a country in Africa which fought off Europe and it stayed a free country.
What is Racism?
The belief that white race was superior
What are railroads? what were the significances?
It allowed European imperial powers to travel faster through Africa, it was easier to import weapons.
What were the steamships
It allowed European imperial powers to navigate upstream through dangerous waters.
What was colonization?
The process by which one nation controls a more dependant nation
What was the 18th Century
1701-1800
What is the 19th Century
1801-1900
What is the 20th Century
1901-2000
What is the 21st Century
2001-2100
What were the motives for Imperialism
Racism, religions, increase empire, national resources, and cheap labor
What was the Scramble for Africa?
European countries taking over different country’s in Africa
What was Quinine?
It was the medicine used for malaria.
What was malaria?
It was the disease carried by mosquitoes
what was opium?
They traded it a lot
what is Genocide?
Deliberate and synoptic killing of people who belong to a particular racial, ethnic, or control group
what is indigenous?
origin or native inhabits of an country or region
what is deforestation?
The destruction of forest land
What is protectorate
Country within its own government but under the control of an outside power
What is paternalistic
The system of governing a country as a father would a child
How did the Railroad and Steamships help European countries imperialize Africa?
The railroads helped them travel faster through Africa, As well as it helped them import weapons into Africa. The steamships helped them navigate upstream through dangerous rivers, that was considered impossible to go through.
