1. European Imperialism
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did imperialism have different characteristics in different places?

2. TEKS and Objectives
We will…
I will…
(1E) identify causes/effects of European imperialism (8C) identify major characteristics/impact of European imperialism (24B) describe influence of Queen Victoria (28B) explain role of military, transportation, communication, and medical advances on imperialism
Summarize the causes and effects of European imperialism
Analyze primary sources in order to explain Social Darwinism

3. What is Imperialism? Imperialism
Political and economic control of one area or country by another more powerful country

4. Forms of Imperialism Colony Country governed by foreign power
Protectorate
Country has own government
Under control of foreign power
Sphere of Influence
Foreign power claims exclusive trading privileges

5. Motives for Imperialism (e.m.p.i.r.e.)
Economic
Raw materials needed for factories
Markets needed for manufactured goods
Military
Keep other countries from taking raw materials

6. Motives for Imperialism (e.m.p.i.r.e.)
Political
More colonies = more power
Ideological
Social Darwinism (racism) – idea that some people were naturally stronger/better than others
“White Man’s Burden”

7. The White Man’s Burden
By Rudyard Kipling
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 fold and wild -- Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child.

8. Journal Entry #30
PART 1: Do you think Rudyard Kipling is in favor of imperialism or against? How do you know? PART 2: According to the political cartoon, what is “The White Man’s Burden?” PART 3: Share

9. Motives for Imperialism (e.m.p.i.r.e.)
Religious
Spread Christianity
Exploratory
Find out what else is out there for the taking

10. What enabled Imperialism?
Technological Superiority
Europeans had better weapons
Telegram made communication easier
Improvements in Transportation
Steamboat for traveling upstream
Railroad for transporting people/goods

11. What enabled Imperialism?
Advances in Medicine
Better understanding of disease
New vaccines
Allowed for exploration of tropics
Disunity Among Natives
Europeans pinned people against each other

12. The British “Raj” (Reign) in India
Government
British unified India under a single system of law and government
Created jobs and schools
Introduced English
Economy
Built roads, bridges, and railroads
Cottage industries hurt by competition of manufactured goods

13. The British “Raj” (Reign) in India
Health
More hospitals, new medicines, and famine relief
Led to a population explosion without economic opportunities
Society
Indian culture deemed inferior to European culture
Indians workers exploited

14. The British “Raj” (Reign) in India
The Sepoy Rebellion (1857)
Indian soldiers (“sepoys”) revolted against British rule
British crushed revolt and took formal control of India
Queen Victoria became Empress of India

15. European Colonization of Africa
Suez Canal
Provided shortest route from Europe to East Africa, India, and East Asia
Revolt threatened European use of the canal
British put down revolt and took over Egypt and Sudan

16. European Colonization of Africa
The “Scramble for Africa”
Diamonds, gold, and other resources discovered
Europeans raced to colonize African
Berlin Conference
European powers met to divide Africa

19. Legacy of Imperialism in Africa
Positive Effects
Negative Effects
Improved medicine and nutrition increased life-span of Africans (explosion of population)
Modern transportation/communication (telegraphs, railroads, and telephones)
Educational/occupational opportunities for small minority of Africans
Destruction of African culture/values
Africans deemed inferior to Europeans
Exploited African workers
New boundaries ignored tribal, ethnic, and cultural boundaries contributed to conflicts

20. “The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire”

21. The United States’ Empire (1900)

22. Imperialism in 1914