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What gave Europeans an advantage in their encounters with people in Asia, Africa, and Oceania during the second half of the nineteenth century?
the superior organization and discipline of European militaries
In the nineteenth century, European interest in expanding overseas markets was driven by a desire to sell what?
sell surplus manufactured goods
How are imperialism and nationalism related during this time period? What do they symbolize?
colonies as symbols of "great power" status
How did the emphasis on cash crop agriculture in European colonies affect African and Asian farmers?
the vulnerability of Africa and Asian farmers to price fluctuation in the international market
What role did science play on reflecting a new element in European views of non Europeans in the nineteenth century?
the belief that the racial inferiority of non Europeans could be scientifically proven
How did the migration of male workers for jobs in Africa affect the lives of women?
women of impoverished families became heads of households in absence of men
What European country played a much more minor role in the second wave of European conquest?
Spain
What were the two different responses of societies facing the threat of European colonial rule in the nineteenth century ?
accommodation for those who say colonial rule as advantageous and resistance. For those who viewed colonies as oppressive
How did ways of working change in the parts of the world that came under European colonial rule in the nineteenth century?
more people worked on public projects for free
This European colonial view shaped the development of African identity in the nineteenth century?
The nation of an African divided into tribes
The colonization of New Zealand and Australia during the nineteenth century was most similar to the colonization of what other British colony in the 17th century?
North America
What played a more important role in distinguishing rulers from their colonial subjects in the imperialism of the nineteenth century than in earlier instances of imperialism?
Race
Why did some colonies have more segregation than others?
colonies with a large European settler population experience more racial discrimination and racial segregation
Describe the model for social development preferred by Europeans for their colonies
traditional rural societies with their established authorities and social hierarchies
The spread of Christianity in Africa was facilitated by its association with what?
modern education
In the nineteenth century, Europeans and Americans viewed imperialism as what kind of mission?
a "civilizing mission"
How did Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution influence Western imperialism?
they were used to justify the displacement or destruction of "weak" races
How did the spread of Western education affect colonial society?
it created a new elite who saw themselves as a modernizing vanguard in the regeneration of their societies
How were the colonial take overs of India and Indonesia during the long nineteenth century similar?
in both colonial conquest grew out of earlier interaction with European trading firms
How would you characterize the so called scramble for Africa that led to the partition of nearly all of Africa among European colonial powers?
the peaceful negotiation among the competing European trading firms
In what respects were Ethiopia's and Siam's (Thailand) encounters with European imperialism in the long nineteenth century similar?
both avoided the colonization in which their neighbors succumbed
What was Japan colonizing during this time period?
Japan's takeover of Taiwan and Korea
European colonial rule in the nineteenth century generally depended on and reinforced the power of which segment of colonized societies?
the most conservative
Which of the following is an example of resistance to colonial rule in the nineteenth century?
the Indian Rebellion
What was a distinctive racist feature of European colonial rule in the nineteenth century?
the counting and classification of colonial population
Explain an Enlightenment/Economic -related contradiction in Western imperialism in the nineteenth century?
European reluctance to encourage modernization in their colonies
What elements of the modernizing process did colonial rule convey on colonies?
communication and transportation on infrastructure
What were the effects of nineteenth century imperialism on the societies of Pacific Oceania?
state labor in French Africa
What was one result/impact on families from the employment of colonial subjects in European - owned plantations, mines, construction projects, and businesses?
migration of colonial subjects to work sites overseas
List a positive consequence of nineteenth century European imperialism on colonized societies.
the integration of Asian and African economies into a global networks of exchange centered in Europe
