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ImperialismImperialism
DefinedDefinedThe control of a stronger or more The control of a stronger or more
powerful nation/country over a weaker powerful nation/country over a weaker region or country.region or country.
The stronger country controls the The stronger country controls the political, social and economic life of the political, social and economic life of the weaker region or nation.weaker region or nation.
Types of Imperialist ControlTypes of Imperialist Control
ColonyColony Direct and total Direct and total
control by the control by the mother country.mother country.
Britain held control Britain held control of the American of the American Colonies.Colonies.
Types of Imperialist ControlTypes of Imperialist Control
ProtectorateProtectorate Native ruler Native ruler
remains in place remains in place but foreign but foreign advisors controlling advisors controlling the governmentthe government
Types of Imperialist ControlTypes of Imperialist Control
Sphere of Sphere of InfluenceInfluence The foreign nation The foreign nation
has exclusive rights has exclusive rights to develop, usually to develop, usually economic goods, in economic goods, in the nation.the nation.
New ImperialismNew Imperialism From 1870 to 1914.From 1870 to 1914. European nations had developed strong European nations had developed strong
centralized governments.centralized governments. Strong sense of nationalismStrong sense of nationalism
Most European nations, America and Japan had Most European nations, America and Japan had become industrialized and became aggressive in become industrialized and became aggressive in looking for natural resources.looking for natural resources. Need to fuel the factories with raw materialsNeed to fuel the factories with raw materials
European nations focused on weakened empires European nations focused on weakened empires in Asia, India, and Africa.in Asia, India, and Africa. Most were easy targets for the well developed militaries Most were easy targets for the well developed militaries
of European nations.of European nations.
Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism
ConnectionConnection Industrialization made European Industrialization made European
countries extremely wealthy and countries extremely wealthy and more able to conquer other parts of more able to conquer other parts of the worldthe world
More money meant more money More money meant more money could be spent developing new could be spent developing new technology, science, weapons, technology, science, weapons, medicine and weaponsmedicine and weapons
Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism
ConnectionConnection Wealthy Wealthy
industrialized nations industrialized nations had better weapons had better weapons ArtilleryArtillery Accurate riflesAccurate rifles GunboatsGunboats Machine GunsMachine Guns
This allowed This allowed Industrialized Industrialized nations to overrun nations to overrun poorly armed native poorly armed native warriorswarriors
Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism
ConnectionConnection Motives for Motives for
colonizingcolonizing The need for raw The need for raw
materials to keep materials to keep the industrial the industrial Revolution goingRevolution going
Timber Timber RubberRubber CoalCoal Iron oreIron ore chemicalschemicals
Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism
ConnectionConnection Motives for Motives for
colonizingcolonizing The need for new The need for new
marketsmarkets Europeans and Europeans and
Americans kept Americans kept producing producing manufactured manufactured goods and they goods and they needed a place to needed a place to sell these goodssell these goods
Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism Military MotivesMilitary Motives
Bases for military Bases for military and naval ships. and naval ships.
Nations competed to Nations competed to gain control of an gain control of an area before a rival area before a rival could gain control.could gain control.
A nation with many A nation with many colonies had power colonies had power and security.and security.
A global empire.A global empire.
Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism
Nationalism and Social DarwinismNationalism and Social DarwinismNationalism promoted national Nationalism promoted national
superioritysuperiorityImperialist nations felt they had the right to Imperialist nations felt they had the right to
take control of weaker nations.take control of weaker nations.Social Darwinism encouraged Social Darwinism encouraged
imperialismimperialismSurvival of the fittest competition between Survival of the fittest competition between
nations.nations.Social Darwinist argued it was natural for a Social Darwinist argued it was natural for a
stronger nation to ruler weaker nations.stronger nation to ruler weaker nations.
Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism White Man’s BurdenWhite Man’s Burden
Justified white Justified white imperialism.imperialism.
Expressed the idea Expressed the idea that imperialist had that imperialist had a duty to educate a duty to educate people in less people in less developed nations.developed nations.