The New Imperialism

What is imperialism?

• Something that a country has and can use to increase wealth
• The policy of extending your rule of foreign countries
• A situation in which a group of people refuse to obey orders and try to take control away from the person who commands them
• Of or relating to farms and farming

Which was not a reason for European imperialism in the 1800s?

• Nationalistic pride and competition

• Economic competition for new markets

• Belief in superiority of the European way of life

• Desire to increase the number of soldiers for their armies

Based on this map (& the map in your notes), what two African countries remained free of European imperialism?

• Liberia & Ethiopia (Abyssinia)

• Kenya & Rhodesia

• Somaliland & Egypt

• Nigeria & Togoland

What is not true of the Boers?

• French Calvinist living in Ethiopia

• Fought a war with the British to protect their lands

• They came into conflict with the Zulu over land
• Descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa

What does this map support?

• US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific
• Spanish-American War led to new US territories
• America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
• Panama Canal is critical to US trade

Which statement best reflects an effect of Imperialism in Africa?

• Land was distributed equally between social classes.

• Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.

• Timbuktu became the center of great learning.

• Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.

How did Social Darwinism impact Europe's relationship with Africa and Asia?

• It caused Europeans to oppose imperial expansion
• It caused Europeans to support imperial expansion
• It inspired charity missions to Africa and Asia
• It influenced Europe to isolate itself from Africa and Asia

What was the purpose of U.S. policies such as the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary?

• To protect American interests in Latin America

• To prevent European nations from colonizing Latin American Countries

• To preserve peace and order in Latin America without European intervention.

• All of these

Who was the leader of the Philippine Insurrection (Bolo War) against the US?

• William Taft
• William McKinley
• Emilio Aguinaldo
• Valeriano Weyler

Japan was tired of foreign involvement, so they closed themselves off for 200 years. This represents what vocabulary word? 

• Isolationism
• Empire
• Exploit
• Civilized