European powers established colonies mostly in the Americas to find wealth through resources, trade, and religious conversion. Searching for riches like gold and silver, establishing profitable trade routes, and spreading Christianity.

Rapid and aggressive territorial expansion by industrial nations (ex: GB, France, Germany) and they look to colonize Africa, Asia, and parts of the Pacific. Reasons behind colonization was the need for raw materials and new markets.

Used during the 19th and early 20th centuries to justify the idea that it was the duty of white Europeans to rule over and "civilize" nonwhite people in other countries. Ideal was rooted in racism and ethnocentric ideas about cultural superiority .

When a powerful country takes over control of another country or territory. The more powerful country settles its own people in the new land and exploits (uses) the land and its resources.

Widespread transfer of plants, animals, cultures, and disease between the Americas, Europe, and Africa Had positive and negative effects

Millions of Africans were forcibly transported from African to Americans between the 16th and 19th centuries. Europeans shipped kidnapped or captured Africans to be sold as property for labor.

The voyage across the Atlantic was brutal and deadly. Crammed into ships, conditions were horrific and lead to disease, death, and immense suffering.

A strong military that is used to aggressively expand the nations interest.

A meeting where European countries decided how Africa would be divided and colonized. No African representatives were present.

A rapid invasion and colonization of Africa by European powers. European powers were in a competition for resources such as rubber, diamonds, gold, and driven by the industrial revolution

"survival of the fittest" The claims that the wealthy and powerful are naturally superior, while the poor are less "fit" to succeed. Ideal used to rationalized imperialism

Buying and selling goods and services

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Global Studies II

Term	Definition
Old Imperialism	European powers established colonies mostly in the Americas to find wealth through resources, trade, and religious conversion. Searching for riches like gold and silver, establishing profitable trade routes, and spreading Christianity.
New Imperialism	Rapid and aggressive territorial expansion by industrial nations (ex: GB, France, Germany) and they look to colonize Africa, Asia, and parts of the Pacific. Reasons behind colonization was the need for raw materials and new markets.
White Man's Burden	Used during the 19th and early 20th centuries to justify the idea that it was the duty of white Europeans to rule over and "civilize" nonwhite people in other countries. Ideal was rooted in racism and ethnocentric ideas about cultural superiority .
Colonialsim	When a powerful country takes over control of another country or territory. The more powerful country settles its own people in the new land and exploits (uses) the land and its resources.
Columbian Exchange	Widespread transfer of plants, animals, cultures, and disease between the Americas, Europe, and Africa Had positive and negative effects
Atlantic Slave Trade	Millions of Africans were forcibly transported from African to Americans between the 16th and 19th centuries. Europeans shipped kidnapped or captured Africans to be sold as property for labor.
Middle Passage	The voyage across the Atlantic was brutal and deadly. Crammed into ships, conditions were horrific and lead to disease, death, and immense suffering.
Militaristic	A strong military that is used to aggressively expand the nations interest.
Berlin Conference	A meeting where European countries decided how Africa would be divided and colonized. No African representatives were present.
Scramble for Africa	A rapid invasion and colonization of Africa by European powers. European powers were in a competition for resources such as rubber, diamonds, gold, and driven by the industrial revolution
Social Darwinism	"survival of the fittest" The claims that the wealthy and powerful are naturally superior, while the poor are less "fit" to succeed. Ideal used to rationalized imperialism
Commerce	Buying and selling goods and services

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