1. 1 Imperialism - Becoming a World Power

2. 2 Definition of imperialism Reasons for imperialism

3. 3 The policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially. IMPERIALISM

4. 4 IMPERIALISM (1800-1900s)

5. 5 5 REASONS for IMPERIALISM Economic - $$ Political – power, nationalism Religious - spread Christianity Exploratory – adventure/discover Ideological – social darwinism

6. 6 ECONOMIC - Colonial Trade European countries forced colonized countries to trade European industries expand into colonized countries negatively affecting traditional economies –East India Company

7. 7 East India Company

8. 8 “Today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use... Therefore we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor...“ -US Senator Alfred Beveridge, 1898

9. 9 POLITICAL – global power

10. 10 RELIGIOUS - Christian missionaries moved to “uncivilized” areas in hopes of converting and helping natives

11. 11 EXPLORATORY Discovering new lands Scientific/medical research

12. 12 Based on the theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest but applied to society and politics. The wealthy are strong and have the right to rule the poor (weak) IDEOLOGICAL - SOCIAL DARWINISM Philosopher Herbert Spencer

13. 13 Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go, bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. WHITE MAN’S BURDEN BY RUDYARD KIPLING

14. 14 FORMS of IMPERIALISM Colonies Protectorates Spheres of Influence

15. 15 COLONIES Colonies – settlement ruled directly by a mother country

16. 16 PROTECTORATE Protectorate – country whose policies are guided by a foreign country Not directly ruled

17. 17 SPHERES OF INFLUENCE Sphere of influence – when one country has trading rights to another place

18. 18 European Domination in AFRICA/ASIA

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21. 21 Great Britain served as a role model of an imperialist power

22. 22 Suez Canal

23. 23 Spheres of influence Boxer rebellion Open door policy Japan becomes imperialist

24. 24 FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN CHINA TAKES CENTER STAGE AT THE END OF THE 19 TH CENTURY RUSSIA 1896- 1898 BRITAIN 1898 GERMANY 1898 BRITAIN 1842

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27. 27 RESISTANCE to IMPERIALISM Armed conflicts (Boxer Rebellion in China) Rise of nationalism in colonies (first Indian nationalist party founded in mid-1800s)

28. 28 The Chinese revolt against foreign imperialism in China BOXER REBELLION, 1900 BOXER SOLDIER Boxer rebel

29. 29 Boxer troops entered the foreign held Peking (Beijing) to kick out foreign traders

30. 30 An international force fought back and seized control of Peking to enforce foreign trade

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32. 32 OPEN DOOR POLICY

33. 33 Anti-imperialist cartoon “TAKING OUR PLACE AMONG THE NATIONS”

34. 34 Japan becomes an industrial/imperialist power

35. 35 U.S. Commodore Perry arrived in Japan in 1853 and opened it for trade. Within 50 years Japan was an industrial power.

36. 36 Japan becomes an imperialist power after war with China and the Russo-Japanese war with Russia in 1904-1905

37. 37 JAPAN AS AN INDUSTRIAL/IMPERIALIST POWER Areas controlled by Japan in 1906 Japan’s modern warship

38. 38 Industrial nations in Europe needed natural resources and markets to expand their economies. These nations competed to control Africa and Asia to secure their economic and political success. Resistance to imperialism took many forms including armed conflict and intellectual movements. Imperialism Summary