1. Causes for Imperialism
“God, Gold & Glory!”

2. Forces Enabling Imperialism
European technological superiority
Steamboats
Automatic machine gun – maxim gun
Locomotive
Telegraph
Europeans had the means to control their empires
Easy travel
Wide spread communication
African and Indian disunity
Huge variety of cultures
Fighting among cultures

3. The Berlin Conference Goal: To avoid war over Africa 1884-1885
European powers claim what they want of Africa
No Africans invited to the meeting
Created the rules for “effective occupation” of conquered lands, ensuring that the division of Africa would take place without war

4. Imperialism Motives: E.M.P.I.R.E
Economic (demand for resources & markets)
Militarism (strong military used aggressively to defend or
promote national interest)
Political (reestablish prestige)
Ideological (to “civilize primitive” peoples)
Religious( Christianize the natives)
Exploratory (to seek adventure)
Colonialism
Transforming societies and peoples for exploitation for benefit to the home country

5. Economic Expand foreign trade; create new markets for products.
Need for raw materials
Cheap labor (slave labor)
Competition for investments.

6. Militarism
Rising tensions between nations led to innovation in military technology
Gatling Gun
Machine Gun
Steamships and navies needed bases around the world for coal and supplies

7. Political Motives Nationalism
Nations will colonize to halt others expansion
Leaders claimed that colonies were needed for national security
Believed that a global empire increased a nation’s prestige

8. Ideological = Racism Idea that the White race is superior.
Many Westerners felt a genuine concern for their “little brothers”.
“White mans Burden” (Kipling) to civilize these “backward” people.
Europeans tried to justify the “superiority” of European culture & customs through
Social Darwinism

9. Religious Motives Spread Christianity and protect the missionaries.
Felt they had a duty to spread what they saw as the blessings of western civilization, including its medicine, law, and Christianity.

10. Exploratory Conquering and exploring the unknown.
Romance of exploring the unknown frontiers.
Scientific research

11. Major Explorers

12. Wrote the Jungle Book, White Man’s Burden, and Kim about stories set in India
Glorified Imperialism by appealing to the reader’s sense of spirit and superiority
Perpetuated the racist ideas of the day
Rudyard Kipling

14. Dr. Livingstone I presume?
Scottish
Went to China to strike it rich, he didn’t so he went to Africa

15. Henry Stanley
Helped popularize the glamour and danger associated with Africa
Explored Africa for Livingstone

16. How is the Name of these falls an example of Imperialism mentality?
Victoria Falls