6.4 - Global Economic Development

Question 1

Guano

Answer 1

bird droppings used as fertilizer, exported from Peru and islands for European agriculture

Question 2

Cotton

Answer 2

key cash crop grown in colonies (like India, Eygpt) for global textile industries

Question 3

Rubber

Answer 3

valuable resource from Africa/Southeast Asia, used in tires and industrial goods

Question 4

Palm Oil

Answer 4

exported from West Africa, used for soap, food, and machinery lubrication

Question 5

Ivory

Answer 5

elephant tusks traded mainly from Africa for luxury goods

Question 6

Copper

Answer 6

mined in Africa and Latin America, essential for electrical wiring and industry

Question 7

Tin

Answer 7

used in cans and alloys, mined in Southeast Asia and South America

Question 8

Gold

Answer 8

precious metal mined in Africa and the Americas, driving colonial expansion

Question 9

Diamonds

Answer 9

valuable gems mainly from South Africa, fueling imperial interests

Question 10

Cecil Rhodes

Answer 10

British imperialist who controlled diamond mines and promoted British rule in Africa

Question 11

De Beers Mining Company

Answer 11

company founded Rhodes, dominated global diamond trade

Question 12

Cash Crops

Answer 12

crops grown for sale, not local use (e.g. cotton, sugar); often replaced food crops in colonies

Question 13

Export Economies

Answer 13

colonial economies focused on exporting raw material to industrial nations

Question 14

Monocultures

Answer 14

growing a singly crop extensively, making colonies dependent and harming soil

Question 15

Railroads

Answer 15

built by imperial powers to move raw materials from colonies to ports

Question 16

Steamships

Answer 16

faster ships that revolutionized transport of good sand people during imperialism

Question 17

Telegraph

Answer 17

communication technology that allowed instant messages across empires

Question 18

Apartheid

Answer 18

system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa, established by colonial powers