Intro To Global 1 Section 7

According to Eric Hobsbawm in "The Age of Empire," which two pre-industrial empires (mostly) failed to extend territory under their control in the context of new, modern imperialism?

Spain and Portugal

In the introduction to this section, Dr. McCarty claims that "nowhere was the ruthless efficacy of modern imperialism more clear than in _______________."

The Congo

Edward Said argued that the vast darkness is always near in Conrad's narrative, continually threatening to close in on the light. For Said, this device symbolized ...

The uneasiness of the white colonizer in a foreign land and vastly outnumbered by darker colonials.

Edward Said argues in "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" that Joseph Conrad could not have used Marlow to present anything other than an imperialist world-view, given what was available to see of the non-European at the time. Conrad could only imagine the world carved up into one or another Western sphere of dominion.

True

In "The Age of Empire" Eric Hobsbawm argues that the most powerful cultural legacy of imperialism was Western education. Imperialism brought "westernization" to the potential elites of the "dependent" world.

True

In "The Age of Empire" Eric Hobsbawm stated that in many parts of Africa, the experience of colonialism from occupation to independence fits within a single lifetime.

True

In "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" Edward Said argued that the residue of nineteenth century imperialism can still be seen in the way natives are represented in Western media.

True

What, according to the introduction, brought an abrupt end to the Pax Britannica?

WWI

In "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" Edward Said says that the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the US invasion of Iraq are modern examples of...

What happens when nations act in "vital national interests" and unlimited sovereignty

Edward Said argues in "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" that Conrad's narrative made it possible to derive two visions in the post-colonial world. What are the two possible visions? (select 2)

-A vision local to a time and place; not a fully-realized alternative to imperialism, but one where imperialism has had its time and passed -A world where Westerners physically leave their colonies but retain them as markets and "locales on the ideological map"

According to Hobsbawm, which were the two regions of the world were almost completely divided up and annexed during the Age of Empire? (select two)

-Africa -The Pacific

Which of the following films named in lecture glorified the "heroic" period of high imperialism and exploration, while frequently demonizing native people? (select all that apply)

-Elephant Walk (1954) -Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -Gunga Din (1939) -Zulu (1964)

According to Dr. McCarty, the new imperialism that followed the Industrial Revolution was different from older forms of colonialism in what ways? (Select all that apply)

-Its justifications: The superiority of modern industrial and military technologies needed to "civilize" the natives of the world, which continued but expanded on an idea present in earlier colonialism. -Its aspirations: They aimed to cover the entire land mass of Earth -Its speed: Colonialism took 400 years to control 60% of the world, while the new imperialism divided up the remainder of the world in only 30 years. -It's scale: Imperial powers that had been content on the periphery of continents now sought to conquer the entire world.

In "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" Edward Said says that Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" contains the theme of "Europeans performing acts of imperial mastery" in Africa. Which three parts of "Heart of Darkness" convey this theme, according to Said? (select 3)

-Marlow's journey up the river -Kurtz's great ivory looting adventure -"The narrative itself"

According to lecture, which of the following are considered to be explanations for European imperialism during the Scramble for Africa in the 19th century? (Select all that apply)

-So the colonies could serve as counterweights in the European balance of power -Europe and America were attempting to "civilize" the world under the "white man's burden" -The economic demand for raw materials

In "The Age of Empire" author Eric Hobsbawm argued that nineteenth century imperialism: (select all that apply)

-was accompanied by rapid increase in exports and shipping -had economic, political, ideological and racial dimensions -was accompanied by a rapid increase in the globalization of the economy

According to Eric Hobsbawm in "The Age of Empire," imperialism was discussed as novel; it was not "on everybody's lips" and discussed as a powerful movement in global politics until...

1890s-1900

In lecture, a political cartoon depicted a region of the world as a cake that was being carved up by imperial powers. What region did the cake represent?

Africa

The Pax Britannica was a time of European geographic discovery and exploration. In lecture, Dr. McCarty notes that Sir Henry Stanley ventured into the Congo ...

As a publicity stunt, to see what other imperial powers were doing in the region

In "The Age of Empire" author Eric Hobsbawm claims that "the major fact about the 19th century is the creation of a single global __________, progressively reaching into the most remote corners of the world."

Economy

According to Dr. McCarty's section 7 introduction, the entirety of Africa was under direct European control except for which 2 countries?

Ethiopia and Liberia

According to Dr. McCarty's section introduction, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness was a major work that validated the need to "civilize" the people of Africa.

False

According to section introduction (and lecture), 400 years of colonialism brought 84% of the world under colonial rule. Conversely, under modern imperialism (1880-1914), only 60% of the world fell under imperial rule.

False

In "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" Edward Said argued that the hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute, violent history of colonial intervention over several hundred years is justified because the West gave the Eastern people progress and modernization.

False

In lecture, Dr. McCarty discusses how imperialists dehumanized other peoples in an attempt to justify their subjugation. Similarly, this tactic was used by the Germans in WWII, but was never used by the US or Britain.

False

Edward Said notes several authors in "Two Visions in the Heart of Darkness" such as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Tayeb Salih, Derek Walcott, and Chinua Achebe. These authors all write _______ works.

Post-colonial