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7.3 and 7.4 Flashcards
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- 1What was the age of imperialism and when did it begin?It was the age when European powers extended their control over the world. It began in the 17th century.
- 2What is imperialism?Expansion of territory by powerful nations.
- 3What is colonisation?Ownership of an area being taken away from indigenous people and claimed by others.
- 4What does divide and conquer mean?The process of exploiting the pre-existing rivalries between indigenous communities.
- 5How did Britain exploit this situation?By dealing with each group separately and one of them would usually be favoured over the other.
- 6What are some of the reasons for imperialism?Trade and wealth
Spreading gods message
A civilising duty
Imperial rivalry - 7What did Europeans hope to achieve by conquering new territories?They hoped to acquire raw materials such as silver and gold.
- 8What was the British East India company and what did it deal in?A large business enterprise that dealt with items such as tea and opium
- 9How did the development of steam powered battleships help the europeans?It provided them with faster transport and more accurate fire at sea
- 10Why did the Christian Church support imperialism?They did it to convert others to Christianity
- 11What was the White Man's Burden?The duty of white people to get others to embrace their lifestyle and culture.
- 12What was Imperial Rivalry?The rivalry between empires to see which has more territory
- 13What were some of the responses to European imperialism?-China's canton system
- Japan's closed country system
- Indian great rebellion
- Boxer rebellion - 147.4Economic, Social and Political Ideas
- 15What is republicanism?A form of government where a citizen is the head of the state.
- 16What is liberalism?Movement that sought to protect the rights of man
- 17What is capitalism?Economic system based on competition between sellers.
- 18What is socialism?A belief where wealth is distributed fairly from the rich to the poor.
- 19What did socialism aim to do?It aimed for equality as the belief would negate poverty as everyone would be equal
- 20What was the bad thing about socialism?No one would put an effort on anything as they would receive the exact same rewards.
- 21What is chartism?Belief that makes Britain more democratic
- 22What did chartism want?Right for all men to vote
The secret ballot
Pay for parliamentarians
Electorutes - 23What democratic reforms were introduced in Australia after the Eureka stockade?Full male suffrage
Secret ballot
Pay for parliamentarians - 24What is egalitarianism?Belief in a fair go for all
- 25What is nationalism?The belief where people belong to their culture.
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