Imperialism

1830-1914

How did Imperialism start?

It started
with the
fascination
of the
foreign
Enlightenme
nt thinkers

started to
question
the ideas of
Europe and
the
Christian
religion

Europeans
started to
look to
foreign
nations
and
cultures
for
inspiration
and
answers
to the
questions
of the
age
They

The first European Explorers

Imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate
other countries politically, economically, or socially
political domination

economic domination

when a strong
when a strong
nation controls
nation controls the
the government of
natural resources
another country
(like gold or oil) of
another country
when a strong
country controls
the spending of a
weaker country

social domination
when a strong
nation puts its
own culture
ahead of the
culture of
another country

Industrialization and the New Imperialism

more raw materials + bigger

markets = colonies

Industrializatio
n greatly
increased the
demand for
raw materials

European
factories could
produce a lot
more goods,
and the
factories could
turn raw
European countries soon needed
materials into
bigger markets to buy the productsfinished
that they made

What motivated New Imperialism?

ECONOMIC motives included the desire to make money, to control

foreign trade, to create new markets for products, to acquire raw
materials and cheap labor, to compete for investments and
resources, and to export technology and transportation methods.

New Imperialism
1. A Western-Dominated World
A. European Motivations for Imperialism
i. Economic the desire to make money

What motivated New Imperialism?

POLITICAL motives were based on a nations desire to gain power, to

compete with other European countries, to expand territory, to
exercise military force, to gain prestige by winning colonies, and to
boost national pride and security.

New Imperialism
1. A Western-Dominated World
A. European Motivations for Imperialism
i. Economic the desire to make money
ii. Political control over others, nationalism, and
expand territory

What motivated New Imperialism?

EXPLORATORY motives
were based on the
desire to explore
unknown or uncharted
territory, to conduct
scientific research, to
conduct medical
searches for the causes
and treatment of
diseases, to go on an
adventure, and to
investigate unknown
lands and cultures.

New Imperialism
1. A Western-Dominated World
A. European Motivations for Imperialism
i. Economic the desire to make money
ii. Political control over others, nationalism, and
expand territory
iii.Exploratory investigate and discover

What motivated New Imperialism?

RELIGIOUS motives included the desire to spread Christianity, to

protect European missionaries in other lands, to spread European values
and moral beliefs, to educate peoples of other cultures, and to end the
slave trade in Africa.

New Imperialism
1. A Western-Dominated World
A. European Motivations for Imperialism
i. Economic the desire to make money
ii. Political control over others, nationalism, and
expand territory
iii.Exploratory investigate and discover
iv. Religious spread Christianity to others

What motivated New Imperialism?

IDEOLOGICAL motives were based on cultural values such as the
belief that the white race was superior, other cultures were
primitive, Europeans should civilize peoples in other parts of the
world, great nations have empires, and only the strongest nations will
survive.

New Imperialism
1. A Western-Dominated World
A. European Motivations for Imperialism
i. Economic the desire to make money
ii. Political control over others, nationalism, and
expand territory
iii.Exploratory investigate and discover
iv. Religious spread Christianity to others
v. Ideological racial superiority (White Mans Burden)

How did the Imperialists get their colonies?

Technological
advancements in
weaponry.

Unorganized
resistance
of local
people who
often could
not join
together to
fight
invading
foreigners.

Soldiers who believed

that they were
fighting for a greater The will to use all means necessary
cause.
to impose their beliefs on others.

New Imperialism
1. A Western-Dominated World
A. European Motivations for Imperialism
i. Economic the desire to make money
ii. Political control over others, nationalism, and
expand territory
iii.Exploratory investigate and discover
iv. Religious spread Christianity to others
v. Ideological racial superiority (White Mans Burdon)
B. Advantages
i. strong economies
ii. powerful armies
iii.well-organized governments
iv. superior technology

SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA

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v=Pis5f085P3M