Colonization and Imperialism Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• independence: what colonies wanted and achieved through peaceful and violent ways
• indigenous: a group that was not considered when claiming land for european nations
• traditional: these types of ways were destroyed by colonization
• cultural: this type of group was divided during the scramble for africa
• white mans burden: the belief that it is a duty to bring culture to "uncivilized" people
• resources: what was exploited in colonies and sent back to europe
• decolonization: the "undoing" of colonization where colonies become independent
• imperialism: the practice of creating an economic empire by expanding into other countries
• money: a main reason why nations wanted colonies
• africa: this was divided like a pie by european nations
• colonization: when a country with more power extends control over less powerful countries
• north america: the continent where most fish and fur came from
• power: what having a lot of colonies provided to european nations
• social darwinism: competition between nations for colonies is based on this
• christianity: what european nations wanted to spread during exploration
• britain: the country that had the most colonies
• land: what european nations had the right to claim under the doctrine of discovery
• ethnic: this type of tension increased with the scramble for africa
• germany: a european nation that was late to colonize