Imperialism 1850-1914

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Across
  1. 2. Western missionaries often treated natives as though they were in need of guidance like ________.
  2. 5. One reason Europeans were able to dominate other cultures was there superior military _______.
  3. 7. Western countries wanted to set up colonies and territories throughout the world to increase their ______ and _____.
  4. 8. The political cartoon shows? BE SPECIFIC. Extended Response
  5. 11. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries/territories politically, socially, and economically.
  6. 15. Used to justify Imperialism, the theory that societies achieve success or dominance because of their genetic superiority.
  7. 17. 1. Africans lost political(gov.'t) independence2. Traditional forms of tribal authority were weakened3. Cultural and ethnic diversity of Africans was disregarded (ignored)4. Borders based on European territorial claims caused division and war among Africans after Europeans left5. Exploitation (Europeans taking advantage of) of cheap labor and resources of Africa
  8. 19. In order to ______ their power throughout the world, European powers added colonies with military bases.
  9. 20. Idea that European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized
Down
  1. 1. To avoid war with each other over African territory, European countries met here to decide how to divide up Africa (Africans not invited)
  2. 3. 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.
  3. 4. Europeans ___________ (took advantage of) both labor and resources of Africa and Asia.
  4. 6. European countries sometimes allowed colonial natives to rule under their influence. This caused less revolts/rebellions.
  5. 9. These conflicts forced an increase in Western trade and influence in Asia/China
  6. 10. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
  7. 12. African people lost this when European nations conquered them.
  8. 13. Western nations believed one task in civilizing natives was to change their religious beliefs by converting them to ___________.
  9. 14. Europeans ___________ colonies by improving roads and bridges and building railroads, telegraphs etc. to get natural resources.
  10. 16. New _______ to sell manufactured goods is an economic reason Europeans began Imperialism
  11. 18. Before Africa was imperialized, local authorities were often _____. The imperialism of Africa weakened these authorities. Boundaries were based on European claims.