Imperialism & Colonalism

Countries are controlled by private companies or businesses

• Colony

• Sphere of Influence

• Protectorate

• Economic Imperialism

Imperialism means...

• A place to impair something

• An empire

• Control or influence a powerful nation has over a weaker nation

One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that   Africa provided a source of

• religious conversion of Africans
• slaves for the American colonies
• raw materials used in industry
• new technology to gain from Africans

Example: People move to a new area. In this new area they create their own government and way of living. However, they are still under control of the power of the country they came from.

• Colony

• Sphere of Influence

• Protectorate

• Economic Imperialism

Example: Country A loans money to another Country B. Now, Country A has complete control of how Country B spends the money.

• Colony

• Sphere of Influence

• Protectorate

• Economic Imperialism

The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as   

• Berlin Conference
• Social Darwinism
• Sphere of Influence
• Scramble for Africa

Which of the following is a political reason for European Imperialism?

• access to raw materials

• access to new markets

• desire for cheap labor

• need to compete with other nations

 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 

• Democratic Revolutions 
• World War I 
• Industrialization 
• The Renaissance 

All of the following were technological developments that aided imperialism EXCEPT:

• steel

• canals

• telegraph

• aircraft

Industrialization affected the relationships between industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations because it

• was the driving force behind imperialism. 
• weakened economic ties between nations. 
• allowed industrialized nations to take slaves. 
• enabled the two types of nations to strengthen each other.