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| the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. |
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What is the difference between Imperialism and Colonialism? |
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| Imperialism means creating an empire, expanding into the neighboring regions and expanding its dominance far. Colonialism is termed as building and maintaining colonies in one territory by people from another territory. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution lead to Imperialism? |
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| The Industrial Revolution lead to imperialism because it gave the motive and the ability to imperialize Asia and Africa. The first major inventions that began the Industrial Revolution were the steam engine and spinning jenny. The steam engine was created in the early 1700s, and perfected in the late 1700s. |
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What was the “Scramble for Africa”? |
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| The "Scramble for Africa" was the occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. It is also called the Partition of Africa and by some, the Conquest of Africa. |
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What were the effects of the” Scramble for Africa”? |
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| The 'Scramble for Africa' – the artificial drawing of African political boundaries among European powers in the end of the 19th century – led to the partitioning of several ethnicities across newly created African states. |
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Where were the British colonies primarily located in Africa? |
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- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Sudan)
- Basutoland (Lesotho)
- Balleland (Benin)
- Bechuanaland (Botswana)
- British East Africa (Kenya)
- British Somaliland (northern Somalia)
- British Togoland (eastern Ghana)
- British Cameroons (split between Nigeria and Cameroon)
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Where were the French colonies primarily located in Africa? |
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- Ivory Coast (1843–1960)
- Dahomey or French Dahomey (now Benin) (1883–1960)
- French Sudan (now Mali) (1883–1960)
- Guinea or French Guinea (1891–1958)
- Mauritania (1902–1960)
- Niger (1890–1960)
- Senegal (1677–1960)
- French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960)
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What were the motives for Imperialism?
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Exploratory
Goals:
- to map new territory
- to locate indigenous (native) people
- to identify natural resources available (i.e. animals, plants, etc.)
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What were the motives for Imperialism?
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Military
Goals:
- to maintain national security
- to have the biggest military (most power)
- to have a strategic advantage; e.g., waterways, connecting colonies need to be free and open |
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What were the motives for Imperialism?
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Political
Goals:
- to claim land for the “mother country”
- to make sure their country had more resources than other countries
- to control another country’s government |
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What were the motives for Imperialism?
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Ideological
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- to “improve” non-Europeans’ way of life
- to make others more like Europeans
- to make them adopt a European perspective |
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What were the motives for Imperialism?
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Religious
Goals:
- to convert native people to the Christian religion
- to convince native people that their religion is wrong/“evil”
- to change the beliefs of the next generation
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What were the motives for Imperialism?
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Economics
Goals:
- to obtain raw materials to produce goods – supply
- to get the native people to purchase European goods and services – demand
- to make money! |
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Describe the significance of King Leopold II. |
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| He became known for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture. ... He ran the Congo using the mercenary Force Publique for his personal enrichment. |
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Describe the significance of Menelik II. |
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| He was king of Shewa and emperor of Ethiopia |
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| either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain Also called Anglo-Boer War, South African War. |
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