1. NEW IMPERIALISM

2. Definition of Imperialism:
The domination by one country of the political (government & laws), economic (wealth, trade, resources), or cultural (language, religion, education) life of another country or region.

3. IMPERIALISM & INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Industrialized nations: Britain, France, Germany, Japan, United States…
Need natural resources
Need places to sell manufactured goods
Need bases to re-fuel ships
The industrialized countries have a technological advantage over non-industrialized areas

4. NEW IMPERIALISM- 1800-1914 Example
Territorial conquest
Use of economic and technological means to make the regions conquered suppliers of raw materials and consumers of manufactured goods
Example
Britain takes over Kenya by force. Kenyans grow peanuts and coffee instead of crops they can eat. Kenyans have to buy British goods with the money they make on British-owned farms.

5. Slide P

6. Analyzing Primary Source Slides
Imperialism Motives What led industrialized nations to colonize other parts of the world?
Analyzing Primary Source Slides

7. Motives for Imperialism
ECONOMIC
Desire to make $
Control trade
Access to new markets
Acquire raw materials
Cheap labor
Export goods
POLITICAL
National power
Compete w/ other European countries
Expand territory & use military force
Boost national pride = NATIONALISM

8. RELIGIOUS EXPLORATORY IDEOLOGICAL desire to spread Christianity
Spread European values and moral beliefs; educate in Euro ideas
End slave trade
EXPLORATORY
Desire to explore the “unknown”
Scientific research
Adventure
Medical- causes/cures for disease
IDEOLOGICAL
belief in superiority of Euro/American/Japanese people
Other cultures “barbarians,” or “primitive” and should be “civilized”
Great nations should have empires; strong nations over the weak

9. ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING SLIDES
Which motives are evident in each slide?

10. Slide A

11. Slide B

12. Slide C

13. Slide D

14. Slide E

15. Slide F

16. Slide G

17. Slide H

18. Slide I

19. Slide J

20. Slide K

21. Slide L

22. Slide M

23. Slide N

24. Slide O

25. Slide P

26. ANALYZING IMPERIALISM MOTIVES
Document Analysis

27. The Civilizing Mission
General Questions:
What does it mean to be “civilized”?
Who are the colonizers and who are the colonized peoples?
Document Qs:
What are the similarities?
What will the colonized people benefit from by interacting with the Europeans and Japanese?

28. The Civilizing Mission
Jules Ferry – “On French Colonial Expansion”
Duty to civilize
Spanish didn’t “civilize” natives, but the French will
Bring French culture to natives
Prince Konoe- “On Japanese Education in China
Instructing Chinese students
Japanese language; dorms
Patriotism for Japan, not China
SIMILARITIES
Superiority; duty
“helping” and “teaching” by giving their culture/education

29. The Industrial Mission
What is “industry”?
What were industrialized nations trying to do?
What would they use natural resources for?

30. Tariffs help US automakers!
$$$ $$
NEIN!
New cost of Le Car in USA:
$$$$$
Who’s gonna buy me?

31. Our colonies, our prices!!!

32. SELLING EMPIRE TO THE PEOPLE
Companies used images of empire to promote the quality of their products

36. Here, Batger's and Company are using a politician to identify their colonial connections. Joseph Chamberlain was the most powerful Colonial advocate of his day and would have been instantly recognisable as such. The use of his picture would have linked their product, and its unmistakable name, to the British Empire with all that that entailed.

37. Here, the company has gone so far as to name itself after the figurehead of the British Empire. Associations of familiarity, endurance and respectability would have been uppermost in the merchant's minds. The images present on this poster are then used to link their company's identity with that of the real royal family and then continuing on again to being associated with Her Majesty's armed forces. Similar to the royal family, the armed forces would have conveyed a reassuring and reliable association for any customers and viewers of the advertisement. The armed forces are also used to portray some kind of international appeal by being drawn from units and soldiers from all over the colonies and dominions.

38. Army is extension of King/Queen
Here, the army on maneuvers, or on campaign, provides the imperial connection. The British army could be counted upon for exuding an air of ruggedness and dependability but at the same time the use of the image of an officer allows for a level of discernment and sophistication to be present. Also notice the presence of Indian soldiers for just that extra imperial ingredient.