Imperialism Review

2. and power Western countries wanted to set up colonies and territories throughout the world to increase their ______ and _____.
3. Western nations believed one task in civilizing natives was to change their religious beliefs by converting them to ___________.
8. Wars These conflicts forced an increase in Western trade and influence in Asia/China
9. Darwinism Used to justify Imperialism, the theory that societies achieve success or dominance because of their genetic superiority.
10. Rule European countries sometimes allowed colonial natives to rule under their influence. This caused less revolts/rebellions.
11. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries/territories politically, socially, and economically.
13. Before Africa was imperialized, local authorities were often _____. The imperialism of Africa weakened these authorities. Boundaries were based on European claims.
14. Man's Burden Idea that European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized
15. Western missionaries often treated natives as though they were in need of guidance like ________.
16. In order to ______ their power throughout the world, European powers added colonies with military bases.

1. Conference of 1884 To avoid war with each other over African territory, European countries met here to decide how to divide up Africa (Africans not invited)
4. During the Scramble for Africa among European powers, cultural and ethnic differences among the people when creating boundaries were _______. Rival groups were pushed together and some groups were broken up.
5. New _______ to sell manufactured goods is an economic reason Europeans began Imperialism
6. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
7. independence (ability to govern themselves) African people lost this when European nations conquered them.
12. Europeans ___________ colonies by improving roads and bridges and building railroads, telegraphs etc. to get natural resources.
13. One reason Europeans were able to dominate other cultures was there superior military _______.
16. Europeans ___________ (took advantage of) both labor and resources of Africa and Asia.