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6.1 Rationales
AP World History 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism
Question | Answer |
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What was used to justify imperialism? | A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, |
What were the primary and the secondary reason for imperialism? | Primary reason was financial exploitation! Second was status! |
What was "Social Darwinism"? | Social Darwinism: define fittest, racial component |
What was Nationalism, basically? | Nationalism: competition among European powers, if you don’t keep up you will lose territories |
What was seen as the "White Man's Burden"? | concept of the civilizing mission: Kipling, “White Man’s Burden”; humanitarian, end sati and slavery, |
What were other key reasons to introduce imperialism in war zones? | bring peace to war zones, introduce education, medical |
What was the religious desire of those that supported imperialism? | desire to religiously convert indigenous populations: recall Catholic fathers earlier; |
Where did William Carey, David Livingstone, and Lottie Moon practice missionary duties during this period? | modern Protestant missions began with William Carey to S Asia 1790s; David Livingstone 1813-1873 Stanley, “Dr. Livingstone I presume” (doctor, explorer, abolitionist, missionary); Lottie Moon 1840-1912 China (teacher, missionary) |