Motives for the New Imperialism Economic ($$$) Political Cultural Scientific Using pg. 757, complete this chart on the motivations for Imperialism in Africa.

Motives for the New Imperialism Economic ($$$) Need for raw materials to manufacture goods ---coal, metals, rubber, palm oil, cotton, copper, cocoa, diamonds, tea & tin--- Political Rivalry between European nations created competition over establishing African colonies Cultural Racist beliefs that Europeans were superior & that Africans needed to be taught good government, European customs & Christian values (“White Man’s Burden”) Scientific Social Darwinism: Darwin’s theory of natural selection applied to struggle between nations & races (“survival of the fittest”) Using pg. 757, complete this chart on the motivations for Imperialism in Africa.

New Imperialism in Africa Review: What is OLD imperialism based upon? Preview: What is NEW imperialism based upon?

What does this political cartoon depict?

Scramble for Africa : only Ethiopia & Liberia independent helped open interior of Africa to Europeans –quinine (for malaria), railroads, telegraph & automatic machine guns 1869 Suez Canal: connects Mediterranean & Red Seas –hugely important for Great Britain because now they did not have to sail around continent of Africa to get to India –Great Britain took control of Suez Canal from Egypt Berlin Conference –met to divide up Africa –ignored African tribal boundaries –no Africans present

Suez Canal

Berlin Conference

What can you compare to this drawing of the Berlin Conference?

Boers, Belgium & Ethiopia Boer War in South Africa –between Boers (Dutch farmers) & the British –atrocities committed…but eventually British won Great Britain also faced rebellions from the Zulu people of South Africa (6 months of fighting) Belgian Congo –under the personal control of King Leopold II, the native population was treated horribly –Belgian government took even greater control –the necessity of rubber for the production of tiresthe necessity of rubber for the production of tires –the % of rubber increasedthe % of rubber increased Ethiopia –modernized itself –defeated Italian forces to remain independent

Boer War & Belgian Congo

Zulu

Nationalism Using a blank piece of paper, draw a circle in the middle of the paper & label Nationalism. Create a web-diagram by drawing smaller circles around Nationalism that are examples of nationalism & connect it to Nationalism by drawing lines. Repeat the process for the secondary circles. Nationalism

HOMEWORK 1. Read Great Britain’s point-of-view on Imperialism in the article: “A Justification of British Colonialism in Africa”. 2. Answer the questions on your own paper. 3. Using your text, write a one-page rebuttal (response) to the article! As the attorney for Africa, DEFEND AFRICA USING FACTS. ---an opening statement is vital, to justify the source of your opinion to the court Discussion of topic next class, based on your rebuttals!!!