1. Imperialism Webquest
AP US History
Lacks

2. Imperialism 1. What does “imperialism” mean?
There are four types of imperialist control
Colony
Protectorate
Sphere of Influence
Economic Imperialism
2. What is the difference between the four? (for help, go back to klacks.weebly.com, Unit 5 and open the “Imperialism & Car Dealerships” PDF file)

3. Part I: Imperialism in the World
Look at the “Imperialism and the Balance of Power” Map on the next slide
Use it to answer the questions on slide 4
Write the answers on your own sheet of paper

5. Part I: Imperialism in the World
3. How many different countries have colonies? 4. Which country has the largest colonial empire? 5. Which continents are almost completely controlled by other countries? 6. Which continents are only controlled by a few countries?

6. Part I: Imperialism in the World
Use the chart to answer the questions on the next slide
Extent of Colonialism (1939):
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Great Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany (1914)
Area in Square Miles
94,000
212,600
11,800
13,200
210,000
Population
45,500,100
42,000,000
8,300,000
8.500,000
67,500,000
Area of Colonies
13,100,000
4,300,000
940,000
790,000
1,100,000
Population of Colonies
470,000,000
65,000,000
13,000,000
66,000,000

7. Part I: Imperialism in the World
7. About how many square miles of territory does France control? 8. What is the TOTAL population controlled by the 5 countries shown in this chart? 9. Based on this information, which country has the largest colonial empire?

8. Part I: Imperialism in the World
Use the chart to answer questions 10 & 11
Impact of Colonization Data:
Region
Percentage Controlled
Africa
90.4%
Polynesia
98.9%
Asia
56.5%
Australia
100.0%
Americas
27.2%

9. Part I: Imperialism in the World
Which two areas of the world are almost completely controlled by colonial powers?

10. Part I: Imperialism in the World
Make some conclusions about imperialism based on the information you have studied. Answer the questions in well-written, complete sentences.
11. During this time in history, which country do you think was the most powerful? Why?
12. During this time in history, which regions of the world were most sought after by the Europeans?
13. Make a guess: How do you think imperialism impacted the continents outside of Europe?

11. Part II: Imperialism in Africa
Berlin Conference 1884
Use the link above to answer the following questions
14. List 3 reasons why Europeans wanted to take over Africa?
15. What was the Berlin Conference?
16. What agreements came out of the Berlin Conference?
17. Make a guess: How will the decisions made at the conference change Africa?

12. Part II: Imperialism in Africa
Scramble for Africa Cartoon
Click on the link above and answer the following questions
18. According to the cartoon, which European countries were fighting for a position in Africa?
19. How did the Berlin Conference lead to the situation shown in this cartoon?

13. Part II: Imperialism in Africa
African Imperialism Maps
Click on the link above to answer the following questions
20. What is the main difference between the two maps?
21. What part did the Berlin Conference play in the creation MAP 2?
22. What happened to the native African political entities by 1914?
23. According to Map 2-- Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa?

14. Part II: Imperialism in Africa
Use the chart below to answer the questions on the next slide

15. Part II: Imperialism in Africa
24. What percentage of Africa was colonized by 1913? 25. According to the graph, Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa? 26. Think about it: Would the information in MAP 2 and the pie chart above be the same if there had never been a Berlin Conference?

16. Look at the map of Africa today
27. How did the Scramble for Africa in the 1800's and 1900's effect the current borders of Africa?

17. Part III: Imperialism in Asia

18. Part III: Imperialism in Asia
Use the map on the previous slide to answer the following questions.
28. What European country owned most of India?
29. What did Japan own (other than its own islands)?
30. Who owned the East Indies?

19. Part III: Imperialism in Asia
The Boxer Rebellion
Use the link to answer the following questions
31. Who was ruling China in the late 1800s?
32. What countries claimed spheres of influence in China?
33. What was the Open Door Policy, and whose idea was it?
34. Who were the Boxers?
35. What was the Boxer Rebellion?

20. Part III: Imperialism in Asia
Imperialism in India
Use the link to answer the following questions
37. Why might India be a good place to claim land?
38. What country ended up winning India?
39. When did India win its independence?
40. What immediate problems occurred in this region when Great Britain left?

21. Part III: Imperialism in Asia
Japanese Imperialism
Use the link above to answer the following questions.
41. Why would Japan need to participate in imperialism (take over others)?
42. What countries/regions did they take and what did they get from them?
43. Was Japanese imperialism different from European imperialism? Why or why not?
44. What was the Meiji Restoration?
45. What caused the Sino-Japanese War, and what was the result?

22. Part IV: Imperialism in Latin America
The final group of slides will help you answer the following…
46. What was the traditional attitude of the US towards foreign policy?
47. Why did we become imperialists?
48. What was the first overseas property taken by the US?

23. US foreign policy
Isolationism was the basis of U.S. foreign policy from President Washington until World War I
“It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” (GW, 1796)

24. From isolationist to imperialism
America’s turn to imperialism, basic reasons:
Economic Competition
Industrial revolution creates new needs-raw materials, new markets & investment opportunities
Closing of the American frontier = search for newer economic ventures
Military & Political Competition
American interest in empire-building inspired by examples from European nations
Admiral Alfred T. Mahan - The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
argues for a strong US navy to defend important shipping lanes
US needed strategic bases – for refueling
develop a modern fleet
construct canal across the Isthmus of Panama
acquire Hawaii and other Pacific islands
American nationalism/revival of Manifest Destiny
“White Man’s Burden”, Kipling
Responsibility to spread Christianity (Missionaries)

25. The united states became an imperialist power to gain more wealth
Year
Imports
Exports
1870
$300 Million
$350 Million
1875
$900 Million
$800 Million
1880
$1.22 Billion
$1.0 Billion
1889
1892
$1.2 Billion
$1.42 Billion
1899
1.3 Billion
1.35 Billion
1903
1.7 Billion
1.8 Billion
1914
1.6 Billion
2.8 Billion
THE UNITED STATES NEEDED NEW MARKETS TO EXPORT THE SURPLUS PRODUCTS OF ITS FARMS AND FACTORIES

26. America's first attempts at imperialism
Samoa, then Hawaii

27. Last questions
49. What is the poem, “White Man’s Burden” about? (see poem on next slide)
50. How is the burden portrayed in the cartoons on slide 32?

28. WHITE MAN’S BURDEN BY RUDYARD KIPLING
Take up the White Man's burden--
No iron rule of kings,
But toil of serf and sweeper--
The tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter,
The roads ye shall not tread,
Go, make them with your living
And mark them with your dead.
Take up the White Man's burden,
And reap his old reward--
The blame of those ye better
The hate of those ye guard--
The cry of hosts ye humour
(Ah, slowly!) toward the light:--
"Why brought ye us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night?“
Ye dare not stoop to less--
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloak your weariness.
By all ye will or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent sullen peoples
Shall weigh your God and you.
Take up the White Man's burden!
Have done with childish days--
The lightly-proffered laurel,
The easy ungrudged praise:
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years,
Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,
The judgment of your peers
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 folk and wild--
Your new-caught sullen peoples,
Half devil and half child.
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain,
To seek another's profit
And work another's gain.
The savage wars of peace--
Fill full the mouth of Famine,
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
(The end for others sought)
Watch sloth and heathen folly
Bring all your hope to nought.