THE NEW IMPERIALISM: TAKING IT BEYOND THE BOOK ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BASED ON THE MAP ENTITLED, “IMPERIALISM AND THE BALANCE OF POWER.”

HOW MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE COLONIES? 12 12

WHICH COUNTRY HAD THE LARGEST COLONIAL EMPIRE? BRITAIN BRITAIN

WHICH CONTINENTS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY CONTROLLED BY OTHER COUNTRIES? AFRICA AFRICA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA

WHICH CONTINENTS ARE ONLY CONTROLLED BY A FEW COUNTRIES? THE AMERICAS THE AMERICAS ASIA – DUTCH, FRENCH, BRITISH ASIA – DUTCH, FRENCH, BRITISH

PRETEND YOU’RE THE MAP MAKER. WHAT COULD BE A DIFFERENT TITLE FOR THIS MAP? I SAID I SAID “LAND QUEST – THE RACE IS ON!” “LAND QUEST – THE RACE IS ON!” WHAT DID YOU SAY? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS: DURING THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHICH COUNTRY DID YOU THINK WAS THE MOST POWERFUL? DURING THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHICH COUNTRY DID YOU THINK WAS THE MOST POWERFUL? WHY? WHY?

HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS: DURING THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHICH REGIONS OF THE WORLD WERE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY THE EUROPEANS? DURING THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHICH REGIONS OF THE WORLD WERE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY THE EUROPEANS? –WHY? –WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY HAD?

HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS: HOW DO YOU THINK IMPERIALISM IMPACTED THE CONTINENTS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE? HOW DO YOU THINK IMPERIALISM IMPACTED THE CONTINENTS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE? WHY? WHY?

THE BERLIN CONFERENCE WHY DID EUROPEANS WANT TO TAKE OVER AFRICA? WHY DID EUROPEANS WANT TO TAKE OVER AFRICA? –SIZE –RESOURCES –STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE –LOCATION THEY COULD – SUPERIOR WEAPONS! THEY COULD – SUPERIOR WEAPONS!

WHEN WAS THE BERLIN CONFERENCE? NOVEMBER 15, 1884 NOVEMBER 15, 1884 – NOVEMBER 26, 1885 – NOVEMBER 26, 1885

WHAT WAS THE BERLIN CONFERENCE? “CONTROLLING THE SLAVE TRADE & PROMOTING HUMANITARIAN IDEALISM WERE PROMOTED AS THE FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE” “CONTROLLING THE SLAVE TRADE & PROMOTING HUMANITARIAN IDEALISM WERE PROMOTED AS THE FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE” BUT… BUT… THE RESULT WAS CARVING UP THE CONTINENT FOR EUROPEAN EXPANSION AND POWER! (MADE CONQUEST LESS BLOODY) THE RESULT WAS CARVING UP THE CONTINENT FOR EUROPEAN EXPANSION AND POWER! (MADE CONQUEST LESS BLOODY)

WHAT CONSIDERATIONS WERE MADE BY THE EUROPEANS TO THE NATIVE AFRICANS? NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HISTORICAL PREDICTION: HOW DO YOU THINK THE DECISIONS MADE AT THE BERLIN CONFERENCE WOULD CHANGE AFRICA? HOW DO YOU THINK THE DECISIONS MADE AT THE BERLIN CONFERENCE WOULD CHANGE AFRICA?

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA – SEE IT FOR YOURSELF! WHAT IS THE TITLE/ FOCUS OF THE FIRST MAP FEATURED? WHAT IS THE TITLE/ FOCUS OF THE FIRST MAP FEATURED? –AFRICA 1880

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA: SEE IT FOR YOURSELF! WHAT IS THE TITLE/ FOCUS OF THE SECOND MAP FEATURED? WHAT IS THE TITLE/ FOCUS OF THE SECOND MAP FEATURED? –PARTITION OF AFRICA:

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAPS? WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAPS? –PRESENCE OF COLONIAL POWERS –COLONIZATION

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA WHAT PART DID THE BERLIN CONFERENCE PLAY IN THE CREATION OF MAP 2? WHAT PART DID THE BERLIN CONFERENCE PLAY IN THE CREATION OF MAP 2? –DECIDED TERRITORIAL CONTROL / DOMINATION

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NATIVE AFRICAN POLITICAL ENTITIES BY 1914? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NATIVE AFRICAN POLITICAL ENTITIES BY 1914? –GONE!

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA ACCORDING TO MAP 2, WHICH TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD THE MOST TERRITORY IN AFRICA? ACCORDING TO MAP 2, WHICH TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD THE MOST TERRITORY IN AFRICA? –BRITAIN AND FRANCE

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA: THE PIE GRAPH WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AFRICA WAS COLONIZED BY 1913? WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AFRICA WAS COLONIZED BY 1913? –100%

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA: THE PIE GRAPH ACCORDING TO THE GRAPH, WHICH TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD THE MOST TERRITORY IN AFRICA? ACCORDING TO THE GRAPH, WHICH TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD THE MOST TERRITORY IN AFRICA? –BRITAIN AND FRANCE