1. IMPERIALISM
Definition: When one country takes over another country (politically, economically, & socially).

2. CAUSES OF IMPERIALISM

3. 1. ECONOMICAL

4. INDUSTRIALIZATION
INCREASED NEED FOR RAW MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRY AND DEVELOPMENT
NEW MARKETS TO SELL FINISHED PRODUCTS

5. TEA PLANTATIONS IN ASIA

6. HAVRESTING TEA LEAVES

7. COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN AFRICA

11. RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN ASIA

13. HARVESTING RUBBER

14. MOVING TOWARD A GLOBAL ECONOMY
THE LATE 19TH CENTURY SAW AN EXPANSION OF TRADE GLOBALLY
ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION ENCOURAGED TRADE
STEAM SHIPS
REFRIGERATION
RAILROADS
SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS

15. EARLY STEAM SHIPS

16. PANAMA CANAL

17. PANAMA CANAL

19. SUEZ CANAL

20. OPENING OF SUEZ CANAL

22. 2. POLITICAL RIVALRIES

23. NATIONALISM
NATIONALISTIC COMPETITION AMONG THE MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERS GREW
NEW MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES
(MACHINE GUNS) AIDED EUROPEANS IN CONQUERING OTHER NATIONS
DESIRE FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE

24. 3. POPULATION PRESSURES

25. NEW OPPORTUNITIES
DUE TO A POPULATION INCREASE IN EUROPE, NATIONS ENCOURAGED THEIR CITIZENS TO SETTLE IN NEWLY ACQUIRED LANDS.
OWNING PROPERTY FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS VERY APPEALING TO MANY OF THE WORKING CLASS

28. “WHITE MAN’S BURDEN” THE DUTY TO “CIVILIZE” THE REST OF THE WORLD
4. IDEOLOGICAL
“WHITE MAN’S BURDEN”
THE DUTY TO “CIVILIZE” THE REST OF THE WORLD

29. MANY SAW WESTERN IMPERIALISM AS PART OF THE NATURAL PATH OF PROGRESS
SOCIAL DARWINISM –
“SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST”
“NATURAL SELECTION”
“THE STRONGEST NATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONQUERING THE WEAKER…AND THE STRONGEST TEND TO BE THE BEST.”

32. 5. EXPLORATION

33. During the 1800’s many continents were unexplored-Africa was referred to as the dark continent.

39. 6. Religious
Christian missionaries belief is to spread the “word” to all the people of the world.

40. DAVID LIVINGSTONE MISSIONARY AND EXPLORER AFRICA

42. VICTORIA FALLS

43. ALBERT SCHWEITZER AFRICA

44. HUDSON TAYLOR MISSIONARY TO CHINA

45. AMY CARMICHAEL MISSIONARY TO INDIA

46. 7. Business Opportunities

47. CECIL RHODES

48. RHODES BAGAN THE DEBEERS DIAMOND COMPANY

50. RHODESIA NAMED FOR Cecil Rhodes

51. IMPACT OF EUROPEAN (WESTERN) IMPERIALISM

52. Natural Resources were depleted.
Loss of traditions, languages, & customs
Europeans treated conquered people harshly.
All of Africa was taken over by European nations except: Liberia & Ethiopia

53. POSTITIVE CHANGES WERE ALSO BROUGHT ABOUT IN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS AND TRADE
HEALTH CARE
EDUCATION
SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
INTRODUCTION OF MORE DEMOCRATIC FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

54. EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM WOULD BE ONE FACTOR IN INCREASING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND LEADING UP TO WORLD WAR I.