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14 Cards in this Set
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Imperialism
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Policy of extending rule of nation or empire over foreign nations and of taking and holding foreign colonies
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Colonialism
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Political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time
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First phase of British Colonialism
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- Concentrated in the New World, west Africa, India
- Ended with the American Revolution |
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Second phase of British Colonialism
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- Gained control over most of India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, large portions of eastern and southern Africa
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Collapse of the British Empire
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- Disintegrated after World War II, as a result of nationalist independance movements
- St. Francis Xavier - Painting: Potma |
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First phase of French Colonialism
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Canada, the Louisiana territory, the Caribbean, parts of India
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Second phase of French Colonialism
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Most of north and west Africa, Indochina
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Justification for British Colonialism
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"the white man's burden"
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Justification for French Colonialism
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"mission civilisatrice"
- Spread French culture, language, and religion throughout colonies |
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Two forms of French Colonial rule
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- Indirect rule
- Direct rule |
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Collapse of the French Empire
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- Began to disintegrate following World War II
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Postcolonial studies
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Study of interactions between European nations and societies they colonised
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Three kinds of Postcolonies
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- Settler countries
- Nonsettler countries - Mixed countries |
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Key points of colonialism
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- Was seen as justified and necessary
- Driven by money, religion, power, and competition - Similar approaches across Europe - On-going impacts in modern world |
