11.1 & 11.2 Mr. Westfall’s World History Imperialism 11.1 & 11.2 Mr. Westfall’s World History

Driving Forces for Imperialism Industrial Revolution Searched for new markets and raw materials to improve economies Nationalism A way to measure national greatness Social Darwinism Those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth, success and were superior to others

Advantages Over Africans Technological Maxim Gun vs. Outdated Weapons Steam Engine = Means to Control Africans’ variety of languages, cultures, lack of unity, conflict between groups All factors that made it easier for colonization

*By 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free* Berlin Conference 1884 Competition over land Prevent Conflict Lay down the rules for the division of Africa Had to notify other European nations of their claims Show they could control the area Europeans paid no attention to historical political divisions or to the many ethnic and language groupings in Africa *By 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free*

(Economic, Political & Social) New Imperialism 15th – 16th Centuries = Exploration (OLD) 18th – 20th Centuries = Influence (NEW) (Economic, Political & Social)