Imperialism

Why did Dante say "The Romans were “a nation holy, pious, and full of glory, putting aside all avarice, […], cherishing universal peace and liberty, and disregarding private profit to guard the public weal of humanity.” ?

• He came from Rome

• He supported the German Emperor against the Pope

• He thought non-Italians were inferior

According to the lecture, what does colonialism involve?

• Being controlled by the local people

• The emigration of people to settle or to exploit resources

• Conquest by sea

Hobson's book, 'Imperialism: A Study,' offers a critical analysis of the __________ motivations and consequences of imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries

"Terra nullius" is a 17th-century legal concept. What does it mean?

• Agricultural land

• Land owned by multiple parties

• Land reserved for native people

• Land belonging to non-one

What is the definition of the New Imperialism?

• The spread of democracy in Europe?

• Colonial expansion by European powers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

• The rise of Asian Imperialism, e.g. Japan

• The decline of European imperialism

The European rush to conquer Africa is know as the ________ for Africa

How did Lenin describe Imperialism?

• The end of communism

• The goal of capitalism

• The highest stage of capitalism

• A tool of history

What idea suggested that the conquest and replacement of lower races by the white races could be seen as progress?

• "Might makes right"

• The great replacement theory

• Social Darwinism

What theory suggested that the rationale and the goal of imperialism was the improvement of the conquered people?

• The civilising mission

• Enlightened despotism

• Neocolonialism

The British version of the civilising mission is also called "the White Man's ______"