Imperialism Global Studies

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What is the policy of when a stronger/larger nation takes over a smaller/weaker nation?

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imperialism

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What were two reasons for why countries began to imperialize?

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natural resources and new markets

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What was the name of the meeting of European countries where they decided on how to divide up Africa?

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Berlin Conference

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Which major world event caused countries to begin imperializing?

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Industrial Revolution

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Which two were things Industrialized countries needed from those areas they imperialized?

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raw materials and markets

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European nations began to search for new overseas colonies after 1880 to

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obtain raw materials for their industries and open new markets for their products

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Why did Europeans want to colonize West Africa?

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West Africa had many useful natural resources

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Which statement best describes what life was like for Africans under European rule?

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Africans saw little benefit for their hard work.

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Imperial economic policies in Latin America resulted in

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regional dependence on exports to Western powers

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Imperialism is __________.

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when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation