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Timothy Lindsey
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Age of Imperialism
How the Competition and Need for Resources, Ideas Rooted in White Supremacy, and Innovation Caused European Control of Parts of Asia and Africa
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Multiple Select
Imperialism is when a mother country takes over a smaller country for ____________, ______________, and reasons.
Economic
Athletic
Cultural/Social
Political
Academic/Educational
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Multiple Choice
When European countries found new trade routes and established factories in the places they traded with. In order to protect these factories, Europeans built fortresses and gained power with the local leaders. They would eventually divide the kings amongst themselves and become masters. This type of imperialism is known as...
New imperialism
Old imperialism
Kinda new imperialism
Imperialism
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Multiple Choice
Vast empires were established and administrative units were set up for the benefit of the "mother" nation. Motivated by the economic needs of the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe.
Materialism
New imperialism
Communism
Capitalism
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Age of Imperialism
What were the causes and effects of European imperialism?
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Multiple Choice
Define imperialism
A policy in which a state or country take political and economic control of areas beyond its borders.
An age in which a city takes political and economic control of the other cities around it.
A policy in which a state or country does not take political and economic control of areas beyond its borders.
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Multiple Choice
The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others
Dominator
Survivalist
Social Darwinism
Winner
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Multiple Choice
Which of these was NOT a reason European powers colonized Africa and Asia?
They wanted to acquire power and prestige
They wanted to gain access to natural resources such as gold, rubber, timber, and metals
They had a mission to civilize "inferior races"
They wanted to protect weaker nations from other foreign influences
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
This is an African proverb. When the whites came to our country, we had the land and they had the Bible; now we have the Bible and they have the land. What does this proverb imply about the effect of imperialism in Africa?
Africans violently rebelled against the influence of whites
Whites respected the cultures of the African people
Before their arrival, Africans controlled their own land and resources while the whites only had Christianity. Afterwards, the whites controlled their land and resources and they (the Africans) had become Christian.
Before their arrival, the whites controlled their own land and resources while the Africans only had Christianity. Afterwars, the Africans controlled their land and resources and they (the whites) had become Christian
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Multiple Choice
Define "exploit."
To give someone their fair share of the credit or pay.
To clearly define something.
To treat unfairly by using someone’s work or ideas and giving them very little in return
A secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
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