1. How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the Age of Imperialism.

2. What was the Industrial Revolution?
A change from the use of hand methods of manufacturing to machine methods
The emergence of the factory system of production
Began in England around and spread to other countries
Changed the way people worked and lived
Economic change in the world economy

3. The “NEW” IMPERIALISM
Around 1875, there was a renewed race for colonies spurred by the needs of the Industrial Revolution
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4. The demand for manufactured goods created a need for more raw materials This also created a need for new markets
Cotton bales in Bombay, early 1900s

5. European nations extended their authority by establishing overseas colonies

6. Why did some countries fall to European Imperialism?
Why were some able to maintain their independence?
What resources did Europeans want from other continents?
What resources did other continents want from Europe?

7. Technological Advances
The steam engine
Better transportation
Increased exploration
Improvements in communication
(telegraph)

8. Technological Advances
The Maxim Gun

9. Berlin Conference 1884-85 Held to prevent fighting
14 European nations met to lay down the rules for dividing Africa.
Countries had to notify the other countries of the claim and show they could control the area.
No regard for African Ethnic or Linguistic groups or boundary lines.

11. Clashes over South Africa
Zulu – by 1816, Chief Shaka created a large centralized state
The Boers - Dutch begin to settle in 1652, gradually took over native Africans’ land and created large farms.
British took over South Africa and clashed with the Boers.

12. ZULU WARRIORS, 1879

13. Boer War

14. Canadian forces in the Second Boer War

15. British fire at Boers

16. British arrive in Mandalay, Burma, 1885
Clashes in Asia
British arrive in Mandalay, Burma, 1885

17. Anglo Burmese War, 1885

18. French in Vietnam

20. King of Siam, 1897

22. Italian conquest of Libya, 1911
Clashes in Asia
Italian conquest of Libya, 1911

23. Conquest of Libya First air strike, 1911

24. First field radio

25. Italian camel mounted artillery

26. First military aircraft

27. Italian infantry

28. Italians capture leader of Libyan resistance, Omar Mukhtar, Lion of the Desert

29. The Legacy of Imperialism

31. World War I