New Imperialism, Chapter 6, Section 1

What is the definition of imperialism?

By building military bases around the world, imperialist nations mainly aimed to

Europeans' belief in their cultural superiority helped them justify imperialistic actions because they thought

The passage is about Britain's imperialistic actions. It was the task of civilization to put an end to slavery, to establish Courts of Law, to teach the natives a sense of individual responsibility, of liberty, and of justice, and to teach their rulers how to apply these principles; above all, to see to it that the system of education should be such as to produce happiness and progress. I am confident that the verdict of history will award high praise to the efforts and achievements of Great Britain in the discharge of these great responsibilities... -Frederick Lugard, 1923 Which best summarizes the author's feelings about British imperialism?

What was social Darwinism?

increased competition for power among European states and led to imperialism.

In their competition for power, nations raced to

Under new imperialism, Europe did not need large numbers of people to control territories because of

Why did European nations send missionaries to convert people in Africa and Asia to Christianity? Check all that apply.

How did advanced weaponry help Europe during new imperialism?