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Which was a major effect of European imperialism on Africa?

Africans became economically dependent on European nations

The 19th-century term "white man's burden" reflects the idea that

Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples

Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?

It was the most valuable of all Britain's colonies.

What was the name of the conflicts between Britain and China over trade rights?

Opium Wars

A mutiny fought by Indian soldiers against British rule in India in the mid 1800's.

Sepoy Rebellion

What product were the British most interested in when they sought trade with China in the mid-19th century?

Tea

Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800s?

The cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded

Which statement best reflects the attitude of Great Britain, Germany, and France toward Africa and Asia during the 19th century?

These lands are sources of raw materials and markets for our products

Why did nations want to be imperialistic?

They wanted prestige among other nations, They needed more natural resources, They needed more markets to sell industrial goods

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons/ideas behind imperialism?

To isolate your country from the rest of the world.

Define "exploit."

To treat unfairly by using someone's work or ideas and giving them very little in return

Economic motives for imperialism include

a need for raw materials to be used in factories

Why was Great Britain able to dominate India for almost 200 years?

differences in language and religion prevented unity among the people of India

How did the imperialism of India differ from that of Africa or China?

dominated by only Britain

During the age of 19th-century imperialism, the economies of colonies were often changed from subsistence economies based on

exporting raw materials

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the primary goal of mercantilism as practiced by European countries was to

increase their supply of gold and silver through a favorable balance of trade

Because of the trade imbalance with China, Britain began to sell ___________, grown in India, to the Chinese people.

opium

Of the items the British had to trade, the only thing of interest to the Chinese was...

silver

Why did the government of Great Britain build railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in colonial India?

to strengthen its political and economic control in India

What is Imperialism

when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation