1. Imperialism
What Why and How

2. Imperialism A policy in which a powerful nation establishes
economic, political and cultural
dominance over other territories.

3. Motivations to establish Empire
1. International economic
and political competition
Demand for natural resources
Demand for cheap labour
Search for new markets
Status; to be “part of the club”
Racism and
ethnocentrism

4. Necessary Conditions for Building Empire
Political stability
Wealth
Technological superiority
Large population
Sense of Purpose
Patriotism
Racism
Religious Conversion
“White Man’s Burden”

5. Mercantilism – Industrial Revolution - Imperialism
Mercantilism Imperialism Accumulation of National Wealth Need for More Resources and Markets Industrialization Increased Production of Consumer Goods (Beginnings of consumerism)

6. Two Stages of Imperialism
Conquest
- Usually requires Military force
- Economic and political manipulation
2. Colonialism
- Imperial power establishes a
government through which it
controls the affairs of the territory

7. Establishing Colonialism
Imperial Power
Sets up government and
economic systems
Uses indigenous population
to advance economic goals
Imposes “education” and religion
on indigenous population
Often has a policy of assimilation

8. African Proverb
Until Lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter

9. History is written by the victors
Western Truism
History is written by the victors

10. Hunter or Lion - Victor or Defeated
Modernizing
Civilizing
Progress
Uplifting
Robbed and cheated
Racism
Set back
Oppression
Which story or perspective of Imperialism
became the dominant one?