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IMPERIALISM Imperialism- The cultural, economic, or political domination by one country over another

ECONOMIC promote production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services desire to make money expand and control foreign trade create new markets for products acquire raw materials and cheap labor –gold, copper, coal, diamonds, ivory, salt, rubber, oil, slaves

POLITICAL desire to gain power and territory in the name of one’s country competed with other European countries to claim territory in Africa exercised military force with superior weapons gained prestige by winning colonies boosted national pride and security –Nationalism – strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country

RELIGIOUS Desire to convert people to Christianity so all can be saved missionaries followed explorers into Africa to spread European values and moral beliefs and “civilization” to Africans Brought Christianity to Africa in order to “save” natives

Excerpt from The White Man’s Burden Take up the White Man’s Burden-- Send forth the best ye breed--- Go bind your sons to exile--- To serve your captives’ need… Take up the White Man’s Burden-- The savage wars of peace--- Fill full the mouth of famine--- And bid the sickness cease… -Rudyard Kipling, 1899

IDEOLOGICAL/SOCIAL DARWINIST Belief that Europeans are superior to “primitive peoples” Europeans felt superior to “primitive” people and cultures It was the “White Man’s Burden” to take care of the uncivilized Social Darwinism implied natural selection to human beings- only the strongest nations (aka European) would survive