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Chapter 27: Age of Imperialism
(aka- Colonialism)
Section One
1. Why did the Europeans control such a small
portion of Africa in the 1800’s?
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Powerful African armies, impassable rivers,
diseases
2. Define Imperialism- The seizure of a country or territory by a
stronger country
3. Define Social Darwinism- A belief that those who were “fittest” for
survival would be wealthy and were
considered superior to others
4. Describe the Berlin Conference and its rules.
- 14 countries met in 1884 to lay down rules for
the division of Africa
- They agreed that any European nation could
claim land in Africa by simply notifying the
other nations and showing they could control
it
Europe
Carves up
Africa
5. What three groups clashed over control of
South Africa?
- Zulus (native African tribe), Boers (Dutch
settlers in Africa), and the British
6. Describe the Boer War. Why did it happen?
Who won?
- Diamonds and gold were discovered in
southern Africa in the 1860’s and nations
rushed to claim the land
- The British and the Boers fought for control of
South Africa
- The British won in 1910
Section Two
7. Describe some positive and negative effects
of imperialism on Nigeria.
positive: reduced local warfare,
improved sanitation, provided schools
and hospitals, built roads, railroads
Negatives: Africans lost control of their lands,
smallpox, famines, breakdown of traditional
culture, unnatural division of natives
8. Overall, do you think imperialism in Nigeria
was a positive or negative influence?
-your opinions?
9. Define assimilation- a policy in which a nation forces a subject
people to adopt its institutions and customs
10. How did colonial rule cause a breakdown in
traditional African culture?
- The colonial leaders replaced the traditional
rulers
- Men were forced to leave their homes in order
to find work
- Society was undermined by British contempt
for traditional culture
Section Three
11. Why did Great Britain want to control the
Suez Canal?
- To gain quicker access to its African and Asian
colonies
12. Define geopolitics- An interest in or taking of land for its
strategic location or natural resources
Section Four
13. How did economic imperialism lead to India
becoming a British colony?
- The British East India Company had had
control of India but was unable to keep that
control during the Sepoy Mutiny- this allowed
the English gov’t to step in, regain control
and claim India as a colony
14. Why did Britain consider India its “jewel
in the crown?”
- B/C it was the most profitable colony they
owned
15. What happened in the Sepoy Mutiny?
- By the 1850’s the British controlled most of
India.
- In 1857, gossip spread among the sepoys
(Indian soldiers) that the British had used beef
and pork fat to grease the gun cartridges
- This was a violation to both the Hindu or
Muslim religions of the sepoys
- The sepoys refused to accept the cartridges
and rebelled against the British.
- It took the British East India Company over a
year to regain control
Section Five
16. How were the Dutch East India Company
and the British East India Company similar?
- Both were trading companies that practiced
economic imperialism
17. Describe French control of Indochina.
- The French controlled Indochina through direct
imperialism
- The French filled all important gov’t jobs
- Forced land to be used for rice production
then exported most of the rice causing
famine among the native people
18. Describe the impact colonization had on
Southeast Asia.
- European powers raced to control valuable
pieces of Southeast Asia
- frequently exploited Southeast Asian nations
in their pursuit of valuable resources (tropical
agriculture, minerals, oil)
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