W. History Mid-term 24-25

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What does "White Man's Burden" and "Scramble for Africa" refer to?

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Age of Imperialism

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What is a RELIGIOUS reason for imperialism?

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An imperialist nation justifies its control of a new territory by seeking to convert its people to Christianity

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What did European Imperialism often lead to?

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Europeans taking advantage of the colonial peoples and their lands

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Imperialist nations generally tried to acquire or control areas that had:
- Highly technological industries
- Desirable natural resources
- Literate populations
- Stable centralized governments

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Desirable natural resources

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What is meant by "The sun never sets on the British Empire"?

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It is a saying about how the British Empire is so large, that there is always some place controlled by England that is enjoying sunlight

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What is Imperialism?

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The extension of a nation's power over other lands

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What is Direct Rule?

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A colonial government in which local elites are removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials brought from the mother country

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Indirect Rule

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A colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their position of authority and status

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A political movement in which people emphasize their shared history, culture, language, and territory is called...?

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Nationalism

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Who most likely said the following: "it is not by speeches and majority resolutions that the great questions of the time are decided – that was the big mistake of 1848 and 1849 – but by iron and blood."

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Otto von Bismarck