Imperialism Test

• economy-new markets and nat. resources
• religion-spread christianity
• nationalism-who is greatest
• spread civilization-social darwinism, white mans burden, make them like euros

foreign power govs a country or territory

country has its own gov but ruled by an outside power

• -outside investment controls investment and trading privileges
• -only trade with them
• -china

• -seperated but less developed countries controlled by a private businesses interests rather than govs
• -india

-govern ppl in a parental way by providing their needs but not giving them rights

-(euros) set up rules on how to claim land in africa

-dont allow any outside influence

-any nation can move in, force them to trade, and take over areas as spheres of influence

-saw ourselves as "police" of western hemisphere

-told euro. that w. hemisphere was closed to new colonization

-chinese that rebelled against open door policy (which failed)

-took fleet of steam ships and demanded that japs open themselves up to trade from america

-took phillipeans and guam from spanish after war

-took korea from china

-took manchuria from russia

-everyone contributes their skills and makes products to benefit people with other skills that cant make those products so everyone gets what they need

-buisnesses compete over the consumer

the adoption of the conquerors culture by the conquered people

• -reduced local tribal warfare
• -improved schools, education, and technology
• -improved health conditions
• -built infrastructure
• -roads, bridges, dams, electricity

• -loss of african freedom hurt their development as nations
• -euro. created boundary issues
• -introduced euro diseases to new areas of africa