1. IMPERIALISM: Causes and Effects

2. Bell Ringer
During the 1800s and 1900s, various Europeans nations began a rapid drive to establish colonies in various areas of the world. Doing so allowed them to gain political, economic, and military power.
As human beings, how do you think it was possible for people to have thought that gaining political, economic, and military power over others was acceptable? What aspects of human behavior might have urged Europeans to do this?

3. Imperialism ( )
The extension of a nation’s power over other lands.
By 1914 Europeans would control 85% of the earth’s surface.

6. Causes of Imperialism
Raw Materials: Imperialism began as a result of the Industrial Revolution. Mass production led to the need for more resources such as rubber, oil, and tin for European industries.
Farming Food People Cities
Factories /Jobs Goods Markets Money
Greed Natural Resources Where? =IMPERIALISM

7. Causes of Imperialism
Nationalism: Diplomatic competition between European powers to be richer and stronger than one another. Great power status requires acquisition of colonies.

8. Causes of Imperialism
“Civilizing Mission”: missionaries believed that to become “civilized”, the people of Africa and Asia must convert to Christianity
Others believed that Western civilization was superior to all others encouraging European languages and Western lifestyles.

9. Causes of Imperialism
White Man’s Burden: Rudyard Kipling’s poem promoted the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people.

10. Causes of Imperialism Social Darwinism: Racism
Some Europeans adapted Charles Darwin’s ideas about the evolution of animals to explain differences among human beings.
“Survival of the Fittest”
Social Darwinists believed that white Europeans were the fittest people and had an obligation to spread Western culture, politics, and their religion.

12. Causes of Imperialism
Eugenics: Europeans were determined to wipe away all human beings deemed "unfit," preserving only those who conformed to a Nordic stereotype.

13. Bell Ringer
Some areas of the world that were colonized by the European powers and are now independent have fared quite well. Others, like in sub-Saharan Africa, are among the poorest countries in the world. Most of these African countries have seen their GDP per capita decrease since independence from European imperial control. Political instability has perhaps been the biggest problem in the development of Africa. Companies do not want to risk investing in countries suffering from civil wars, rebellions, corruption, and violent regime changes.
Should countries intervene in the affairs of other nations to help them develop? If so, when should wealthy countries intervene? What was wrong with imperialism? What about imperialism may, in the long run, have helped some of these conquered countries?

14. Technology made conquest possible
Technology is power over the natural world and over people. Those who wield technology wield power.
Steam Boats meant that 2 month long voyages could now be made in 2 weeks.
Railroads allowed for the transport of large quantities of raw materials on land.
Fire Arms Developments of the late 1800’s made conquest possible and allowed for European Domination.

15. Negative Effects of Imperialism
Competition among European nations led to the division of Africa geographically and culturally

18. Negative Effects of Imperialism
By 1914 only Liberia and Ehtiopia remained free

19. Negative Effects of Imperialism
Brutal and unfair treatment of native peoples
Destruction of African landscape and animals: Imperialist powers took as many resources as they could from these nations
Diamonds, Gold, Ivory, Rubber, etc.

20. Positive Effects of Imperialism
New technologies and infrastructure created in Africa: Europeans brought in new technologies, medicines, built schools, hospitals, railroads, roads, and canals.
Stability and peace: In some areas such as India, Imperialists brought peace and stabilized conflict among people.

21. Activity:
Imperialism began as a result of the Industrial Revolution. Your job is to create a storyboard depicting how the Industrial Revolution led to Imperialism.
You will draw an image to represent how the following factors link together:
Farming → Food Production → People → Cities →
Factories/Jobs → Goods → Markets → Money →
Greed → Natural Resources/Raw Materials → Where?
= IMPERIALISM
After you are done creating images for each factor, on the back of your worksheet, you must compose an explanation on how these factors work together. You must write at least one sentence for each factor using your notes for guidance.