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Imperialism

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  • How did the introduction of Smallpox impact the Native American population?
    Millions died
  • True of False: the original inhabitants of the colonies accepted colonial rule without a fight
    False
  • True or false: the people who ran the colonies believed that they were better than the people they ruled, so they did not need to treat colonial subjects as equals
    True
  • What is the connection between slavery and colonisation?
    slaves used to build the Americas and work on the plantations (cotton, tobacco, sugar, coffee, tea etc)
  • How did nationalism lead to countries trying to seize more and more territory?
    Nationalism is the belief that your country is superior - and to show superiority meant to have the most land and resources (and weapons)
  • In the middle ages, how far (in kilometres) did people go from their homes generally?
    Not more than 30 miles
  • Name one negative thing that was exchanged during the Columbian Exchange
    Diseases
  • In the Age of Exploration, which part of the world did Spain mostly explore?
    Central America
  • In the Age of Exploration, which part of the world did France mostly explore?
    A large part of North America
  • Which country colonized Brazil?
    Portugal
  • How did the industrial revolution speed up the process of colonisation?
    Answers vary (they needed more raw materials for their factories)
  • In what ways does imperialism still impact the world today?
    Countries that were colonised have high poverty rates, high corruption, wars are still being fought over borders that were created by Europeans etc
  • What were the 3 main reasons that explorers signed up to go on expeditions to new lands (the G words)
    Gold, Glory, God
  • True of false: white Europeans at the time believed that they were racially superior to the people of "their" colonies
    True
  • Which country colonised Malaysia?
    England
  • What was the trading route called from the middle ages where Europeans traded with Asia?
    the Silk Road
  • Which country colonized Australia?
    England
  • What was the Columbian Exchange?
    the name for the items exchanged between the "old world" and the "new world"
  • Which country colonized Indonesia?
    Holland/the Netherlands