Berlin Conference Flashcards

The policy or practice of a country installing a settlement of its people on foreign land, usually establishing political control for economic benefits.

The policy or action by which one country forcefully gains and keeps control of another country or territory, often for economic and political control.

A member of a religious group sent to perform ministry and spread their religion, often providing services such as education and healthcare.

<p>The theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as plants and animals, with the strong growing in power and the weak diminishing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aggressive patriotism, which can lead to a sense of superiority over other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A country or area that has the power to influence or affect another country without actually having control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The basic needs to make a product.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A country that is controlled or protected by another country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to acquire land and prove the ability to hold that land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The equal distribution of power in a situation, where too little or too much power can lead to injustice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coming into contact with anyone different from oneself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method of dividing the continent of Africa between the European Powers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1884-1885</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>To reduce conflict between European Nations and discard the slave trade, but ultimately to divide up Africa among the European Nations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Europe established political control of territories in Africa, a foreign land, for economic benefits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Europe discovered expensive resources in South Africa and wanted to control the means of production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any European country could claim any African country by telling other nations it was theirs and showing they could control the area they claimed (effective occupation).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Conference was based on racist assumptions (Social Darwinism), done for the benefit of Europeans, and ignored language and cultural groups in Africa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Europe thought that they were superior and perfect compared to Africa, so they wanted to help civilize the indigenous people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Europe basically told Africa that Europeans were better than they were, so they should change to be more 'civilized' like Europeans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Europeans are considered 'the Other' because they believed that Africans were different and uncivilized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Power is distributed by whoever conquers the land first by war.</p> Signup and view all the answers