Imperialism's GLOBAL EFFECTS [AP Euro Review—Unit 7 Topic 7]

To spread democratic ideals and governance.

To gain access to raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods.

To establish religious missions and convert indigenous populations.

To find new lands for European agricultural expansion.

Directly led to the outbreak of World War I.

Resulted in the complete independence of several African nations.

Demonstrated increasing antagonism between Germany and the Entente powers (France and Britain).

Established a unified European colonial policy for Africa.

Rudyard Kipling

Charles Dickens

Joseph Conrad

H.G. Wells

Ethiopia formed a military alliance with Great Britain.

Ethiopia possessed superior knowledge of the local terrain.

Ethiopia acquired modern industrial-grade weaponry from European powers.

Italy decided to withdraw due to internal political instability.