Imperialism Social 10-2

The definition of Imperialism is?

• A stronger nation controlling or dominating a weaker nation.

• A nation that likes to work with royal families.

• A nation that likes to control their government.

What is colonization?

• The establishment of farms inside the mother country.

• The establishment of settlements outside the mother country.

• The establishment of settlements in the country beside the mother country.

Pick the 2 answers that explain what a sphere of influence is

• a region in which an imperial power exerts considerable pressure on a weaker nation

• a local government that has limited say in the day to day runnings of a country

• a region in which the president exerts pressure on their neighbors

Pick the 2 answers that explain what a protectorate is

• a country that has it's own government

• a country that has policies guided by the workers

• a country who's policies are guided by an imperial power

Countries that have a protectorate are sometimes open to foreign intervention. Pick yes or no.

• Yes

• No

Pick the 4 reasons nations engage in imperialism

• Economic

• Political

• Cultural

• Humanitarian

• Slave trade

Pick the 3 reasons Economic Imperialism grew

• Slaves were cheap labour

• Buisiness saw colonies as a chance to make profits

• Industry owners wanted new markets to sell their products in

• Tariffs between European countries were going up

Pick the 2 reasons political imperialism grew because

• Imperial countries used the colonies as security overseas bases

• Colonies wanted to control strategic points around the world

• Colonies had an unlimited supply of oil

Cultural or humanitarian imperialism grew because

• Imperial countries felt they needed teach English all over the world

• Imperial countries were scared of the rest of the world

• Imperial countries felt they needed to "civilize" other races

Pick the 2 reasons that Religious Imperialism spread

• Christians needed to spread the word of god

• Christians needed to learn other worlds religions

• People of other countries needed to be converted and saved from sin