Impact of Colonialism on Racial Patterns (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Colonialism definition
Colonialism definition
Powerful nations controlling territories, extracting resources & dominating populations
Colonial expansion time period
Colonial expansion time period
15th to 20th centuries (roughly 500 years)
Spanish explorer who colonised Americas
Spanish explorer who colonised Americas
Francisco Pizarro (late 1400s)
Mestizos
Mestizos
Mixed race group from Spanish & indigenous intermarriage
Encomienda system
Encomienda system
Spanish exploitative labour system that marginalised natives
British colonial company in India
British colonial company in India
British East India Company (1600s-1947)
Belgian coloniser of Congo
Belgian coloniser of Congo
King Leopold II (late 1800s)
Congolese deaths under Belgian rule (1885-1908)
Congolese deaths under Belgian rule (1885-1908)
Estimated 10 million
Racial hierarchies in colonies
Racial hierarchies in colonies
Europeans at top, systematic discrimination of indigenous
Assimilation in colonial context
Assimilation in colonial context
Forcing natives to adopt European cultural norms
Berlin Conference year
Berlin Conference year
1884
Berlin Conference purpose
Berlin Conference purpose
Divided Africa among European powers
Scramble for Africa
Scramble for Africa
Colonisation of almost entire African continent by Europeans
Impact of arbitrary colonial borders
Impact of arbitrary colonial borders
Ignored ethnic & cultural divisions, caused lasting conflict