Europe conquers the world

Vocabulary

Investment, business, journey, conquest, rivalry, troops, clash, disputes, uprising, raw materials.

To seek, to carry out, to map, to take advantage, to recruit, to inhabit, to exploit.

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1.    Answer the following questions about the texts:

a)    How would you define ‘imperialism’ according to the text?

b)   What was the main objective of imperialism?

c)    What did the explorers do in Central Africa? Why did they have to do this?

d)   Choose one of these explorers and look for information on his biography. Make a summary with the most important facts of his life (3-4 lines).

e)   What was the objective of the Berlin Conference?

f)     Name the main disputes that happened after the Berlin Conference. Name the countries involved in them, too.

g)    Was China occupied by the European powers? Justify your answer.

h)   What was the difference between exploitation colonies and settler colonies?