1. Imperialism:
Africa and Asia

2. Visual Representation
Definition
Causes
Ambition
Industrial Revolution
Need Resources
Need Trading Markets
Religion
Nationalism
The policy of setting up colonies & building up empires by dominating another nation politically, economically, & socially
IMPERIALISM
Visual Representation
Examples
England
Italy
France
Germany
U.S.A
Portugal
Belgium

3. Imperialism and World war One
Britain, Germany and France were all competing for colonies in Africa. This led to tensions between the countries.
Examples: The Boer War
The Agadir Crisis

4. European Motives For Colonization European Nationalism
Source for
Raw
Materials
Missionary Activity
Industrial
Revolution
European
Motives
For Colonization
Markets for Finished Goods
Military & Naval Bases
Social Darwinism
European Racism
Places to dump unwanted
population.
Humanitarian Reasons
Social &
Economic. Opportunities
“White Man’s Burden”

6. Imperialism in Africa:
The Scramble for Africa.

7. The Berlin Conference Where: Berlin, Germany When: 1884-1885
Who: 14 European nations. African leaders not invited.
Purpose:
to divide up Africa among the European nations.
to avoid potential conflict in Africa between European nations.

8. Africa
1890

9. AFRICA
Christian Missionaries were the first “explorers” of Africa’s interior
Nations then sent representatives to negotiate with African chiefs
Contracts were in English
Those who refused were shot
Chiefs were forced to give up their land
In the 1870s, European powers looked to fully colonize Africa. The map shows how Imperialist nations divided the continent.

10. King Leopold II of Belgium
Commissioned the explorer Henry Stanley to secure agreements from the tribes who inhabited the Congo Basin in Africa ( ).
Belgian rule of the Congo was extremely nasty.

11. “Heart of Darkness” Anticolonialism Marlow’s & Conrad’s
journey into
“Heart of Darkness”
Joseph Conrad about colonialism:
“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or lightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.”
In an essay Conrad calls the colonial exploitation of the Congo;
“the vilest scramble for loot that ever dis-figured the history of human conscience.”

12. Scars left on Africa Created problems between African tribes
Forced ethnic groups into same nation
Destroyed African culture
In many parts, segregation & class system based on color were introduced
Africa has yet to recover  corruption, instability, violence & authoritative regimes are common

13. Imperialism in Asia:

14. Types of Imperialism in Asia:
Full Colony: A foreign country has total political and economic control of a region. Native people have no influence in their own government.
Protectorate: A foreign country does not directly control a region, but they provide military protection in return for economic and political influence.
Sphere of Influence: A foreign country does not protect or control a region, but does have exclusive economic rights.