1. Imperialism
Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

2. How did industrialization lead to imperialism?

3. SSWH 15 d
Describe imperialism in Africa and Asia by comparing British policies in Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies in Asia; include the influence of geography and natural resources.

4. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Imperialism—control/domination of a country or territory by a stronger country

5. Forms of Control 4 forms of imperialism colony protectorate
sphere of influence
economic
Types of Management
Indirect: limited self-rule
Direct (2):
Paternalism: Provide for locals but grant no rights
Assimilation: adaptation of locals to ruling culture

6. Forces Driving Imperialism – European Superiority
• Racism—belief that one race is better than others • Social Darwinism—survival of the fittest applied to human society

7. Promoting Imperialism
Tech. inventions like steam engine, Maxim gun help conquest
• Quinine protects Europeans from malaria

8. Scramble for Colonies in Africa
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9. Congo Sparks Interest
• King Leopold II of Belgium acquire land in Congo
• Leopold brutally exploits Africans; millions die
• Europe begins to claim parts of Africa causing tension

10. Berlin Conference Divides Africa – No Africans Invited To Meeting
14 nations agree on rules for division (1884–85) - countries must claim land & prove ability to control it
Raw materials are greatest source of wealth in Africa
• Businesses develop cash-crop plantations (no food)
Only two countries remain Independent Liberia (USA influence) & and Ethiopia

11. Ethiopia: Resisted Colonization
Menelik II: emperor who modernized country
Stockpiles arsenal of modern weapons
Defeats Italy, remains independent

12. Clashes In Africa
British defeat Zulus & gain control of Zulu nation in 1887
Boers, Dutch farmers, take Africans’ land, establish large farms
• Boer War (1899) Boers clash with British over land & slaves (found diamonds) – British win

13. 1 Word Summary
Describe in 1 word European Colonization of the African Continent.
Explain why you chose that word.
Looking on page 757 create your own map of the African Scramble

14. Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

15. Race to Claim Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim: Lands of Southeast Asia that border Pacific Ocean
- establish trading ports (location)
- land perfect for plantation agriculture (natural resources)

16. Indochina French directly control Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Export rice, angering Vietnamese

17. Colonial Impact •Modernization: helps European businesses
•Improve: Education, health, sanitation
Millions migrate to Southeast Asia to work in mines, plantations
•Colonialism leads to racial & religious clashes

18. Siam Remains Independent
King Mongkut modernizes country:
- starts schools
- reforms legal system
- reorganizes government
- builds transportation & telegraph systems
- ends slavery

19. U.S. Imperialism
Spanish-American War
Cuban Nationalist want independence
Spain sends General Weyler…nicknamed the Butcher
USS Maine sent to protect US business
USS Maine is sunk in Havanna Harbor

20. Yellow Journalism…Joseph Pulitzler & William Randolph Heart
“You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war”
Spain and USA declare
War in 2 Oceans (Cuba/Puerto Rico-Atlanitc…Philippines/Gaum-Pacific)
USA becomes Imperial Power…needs canal through Central America

21. Hawaii Becomes a Republic
Americans establish sugar-cane plantations on Hawaii
• U.S. business leaders want annexation—adding territory to country
• Queen Liliuokalani tries to restore Hawaiian control
• U.S. annexes Republic of Hawaii (1898)

22. 3-2-1 3-Name 3 forms of Imperialism
2-Name 2 events that led to U.S. becoming an Imperial power
1-Name 1 impact of Imperialism