World History Imperialism

Religion

Imperialist countries trying to force their religion on others to try to "save" the native peoples trying to convert them.

Imperialism Definition

Takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people of the nation.

Berlin Conference (1884-1885)

The Berlin Conference of 1884-85, also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz), regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.

Social Darwinism

the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. Now largely discredited, social Darwinism was advocated by Herbert Spencer and others in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.

Colony

A country or a region governed by a foreign power.

Protectorate

A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.

Economics

A country taking over another country for their resources to try to make a profit off of them and money.

Gandhi

A political figure of the twentieth century in India; the leader of India's drive for independence from Britain. Gandhi used methods of passive resistance and nonviolent disobedience, such as boycotts and hunger strikes, to influence British rulers. He was assassinated in 1948, just after India secured its independence. The title mahatma means "great soul."

Five Motives of Imperialism

Ideological, Economics, Religion, Power, Exploratory.

Power

Nationalism, Militarism, etc. New military power could be used to keep natives in line and gain control of their lands and keep european nations from controlling the lands.

Militarism

New military power could be used to keep natives in line, gain control of their lands, and keep other European nations from gaining control of those lands.

Nationalism

Pride in one's country, a powerful and popular idea in the 1800's.

Exploratory

Some Europeans were excited by the adventure and had the urge to research and explore countries.

Sepoy Mutiny

The Indians resented British rule, they heard about british weapons, and the rebellion was called the sepoy mutiny.

Ideological

The idea that the Europeans or another imperialist country is better than another country's people.

Indirect Rule

The imperialist (mother) country lets the people that are being taken over make most decision but they still answer to the more powerful country.

Direct Rule Definition

The imperialist (mother) country makes all of the decisions for the people being taken over.