Y9 INH Unit 2.2: Colonialism

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Unit 2.2: Colonialism

What do you think of when you think of the word "colonialism"

MAKE CONNECTIONS

COLONIALISM

IMPERIALISM

DECOLONISATION

process in which colonies become independent of the colonizing country

control by one power over a dependent area or people

ideology & policies used to control another nation or people 

CAUSES

EFFECTS

spreading christianity

slave labour

white superiority

civil war

genocide

bringing "civilization" to "barbaric" peoples

natural resources

disappearance indigenous cultures

What is NOT a characteristic of colonialism

1. use of violence to exert power
2. lack of laws
3. disappearance of local, indigenous religions
4. long-term cultural and political relationships

What is NOT a synonym (a different word) for INDEPENDENCE

1. self-sufficiency
2. reliant
3. self-government
4. freedom

Post a picture of one LONG TERM effect of colonization (something we still see today)

An example I know of someone's (an individual or a group) independence being taken away is...

What happened at the Conference of Berlin?

1. New borders for Africa, and the continent was divided between EU powers
2. Berlin became the official capital of Germany
3. This is when WWI officially began
4. Former German colonies in Africa petitioned for independence

When did the Conference of Berlin take place?

1. 1492
2. 1789
3. 1885
4. 1989

What was the "White Man's Burden"

1. Unintentionally spreading smallpox
2. Disciplining enslaved people so they would work hard
3. Trading porcelain on the Silk Road
4. Bringing "civilisation" to the "dark corners" of the world