Imperialism Test Review

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