Standard 7 Miss Bonner Post-World War I Nationalistic Movements

Warm Up: Imperialism True or False:  Please copy the following statements down in your notebook and Decide whether the statement is true or false.  In the nineteenth century …   ___A British army faced a Sudanese army twice its size. The British won the battle, losing only  48 men while killing 10,000.   ___Mountains of guano (bird droppings), sold to Europeans, created an unprecedented class of  millionaires in Peru.   ___The King of Belgium ran a private rubber-collecting company in the Congo that secretly  killed 8 million people.   ___England ruled India by committing only one soldier per 10,000 Indian subjects.   ___Three out of ten people in southern China became addicted to opium as a result of British  merchants illegally shipping it there from India.   ___British railway builders in East Africa provoked the biggest killing spree by lions in history:  two lions killed 135 men.   ___The British Customs Department grew an impenetrable hedge across India to prevent the  smuggling of salt. This hedge, made mostly of thorny bushes, was from ten to fourteen feet  high and from six to twelve feet deep. It stretched 2,504 miles and was guarded by nearly  12,000 men.   ___The biggest holes in the world were dug by hand in South Africa. One was over 2.5 miles  wide and 720 feet deep. It yielded thousands of pounds of diamonds.

All of the previous statements are…  TRUE

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Definition The conquering of foreign territories by powerful countries for natural resources & markets Imperialism

Imperialism From the 1700s through the early 1900s, the nations of Europe began to build empires around the world. European nations competed with each other to gain the most territory. Brought great gains for the Europeans, but devastation to the regions they imperialized.

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Colony Ruled directly by a foreign power Protectorate Controlled by foreign power Sphere of Influence Foreign power gets exclusive rights Forms of Imperialism

What do you see in this map? How was the non-European world affected by imperialism? Which European countries control the largest empires? Which European countries control few or no colonies? What may be the result of unequal possession of colonies?

Political Cartoons on Imperialism What are political cartoons? Whose opinion do they share? What do they tell us about historical events?

The Imperialism Stunt  What do you SEE in this cartoon?  What nations are involved in this cartoon?  What is the cartoonist suggesting about America’s activity?

The Division of China  What nations are represented in this cartoon?  What does this cartoon suggest about China?  What does it suggest about the European nations?

The Mad Scramble for Africa  Which nations are involved in the scramble for Africa?  Who is NOT seen in this cartoon?  With so many nations scrambling for Africa, what do you think it did for the region?  2 video clips

Most imperialist country So large, the “Sun never sets on British Empire”

The Opium War

The Boxer Rebellion

The Russo-Japanese War

Boer War

The Spanish American War

The Philippine Insurrection

Overthrow of Hawaii

By 1914 By 1914, European nations had taken control of almost the entire continents of Africa and Asia. Through political or economic control, the power shifted entirely to the European nations and left the colonized regions weak and vulnerable. While there were some advantages for the imperialized nations, most felt attacked by the Europeans. The Europeans also looked on the non-Westerners as inferior and attempted to dominate them and “civilize” the conquered peoples. As this continued into the 20 th century, controlled regions would begin looking for leaders to help them fight for independence and national recognition.

Effects of Imperialism European nations (and America) profited from the colonies they controlled and developed international markets Native traditions declined and many peoples were forced to “civilize” by accepting European ways and religions Education was introduced in the new colonies and more became literate Lands were stripped in the colonies and the environment was polluted by the Empires Ideas of superiority and inferiority developed, making the Colonizers feel justified in their treatment of those they colonized

Exit Slip  Name 3 motives for imperialism.  Opinion: Do you think Imperialism was a good thing? Justify your answer.