1. INDUSTRIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
The Making
of the
European Global Order

2. 16th
Century
Imperialism

3. Places Players Americas Coastal India Coastal Africa Spain Portugal
England
France
Netherlands

4. Motives Methods Gold God Glory Trading Posts Empires Colonialism
- settled colonies
Trading Posts
Empires
Colonialism - settled colonies

5. Means
Responses
Fight back
Flee
Accept
Compromise
Ships
Guns
Disease
Forced Labor
Trading Companies

6. 19th
Century
Imperialism

7. Places Players Africa Southeast Asia China Pacific Latin America
Britain
France
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
United States
Japan
Belgium
Portugal

8. European Motives For Colonization European Nationalism (Glory)
Source for
Raw
Materials
Missionary Activity (God)
Industrial
Revolution
(Gold)
European
Motives
For Colonization
Markets for Finished Goods
Military & Naval Bases
Social Darwinism
European Racism
Places to Dump Unwanted/ Excess Pop.
Humanitarian Reasons
Soc. & Eco. Opportunities
“White Man’s Burden”

9. Means Methods Colonialism Steamships Protectorates Railroads
Spheres of Influence
Concessions
Mandates
“dollar diplomacy”
“gunboat diplomacy”
Neo-colonialism in Latin America
Steamships
Railroads
Suez & Panama Canal
Guns
Quinine
Telegraph
Loans
Investment capital

10. Results Elites work with Imperialists
Resistance (Zulu Wars, Sepoy Rebellion)
Submission
Flight to interiors (doesn’t work!!)
Death (Aborigines of NZ & Aus.)

12. “The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire”
Canada, Hong Kong, Egypt……., and INDIA
Trying to become strong or stronger than the British becomes the goal of the rest of Europe (especially GERMANY!)

13. “The Jewel In The Crown”
British East India Company – until 1858
Gradually gain power over the Mughals
Sepoy Rebellion in 1857
Takes a year to re-gain control after the rebellion, British government steps in and takes direct control – period known as the RAJ

15. Why is India So Important to the British?
Huge population – market for industrial goods
Source of raw materials
COTTON!!!!!
Strategic location
defend other colonies
Refueling of ships
Etc….
Sepoy Army

16. How Does British Control Impact….
The Economy of India?
India important before British…..trade!!
British control ports
Must purchase British goods
Infrastructure created to serve British needs
Indian Society?
Upper class adopt British customs
Many educated in Europe
Causes ethnic tensions (Hindu & Muslim)
Partition India into East & West Bengal

17. What areas of Africa are colonized before the 1850s?

18. The Boer War:
The British
The Boers

19. The Scramble For Africa
After the Berlin Conference in 1884

20. How Does European Control Impact….
The Economy of Africa?
Take land from Africans
Forced labor
Infrastructure based on European needs
Rely on imports for basic needs because have to produce exports on land
African Society?
Tribes divided
Many of the elite get European educations
Men go to cities, women remain in rural areas
Tribal warfare repressed by colonial power

21. Why don’t the African & Indians fight back?
Not unified
Many don’t realize danger
Blinded by promises of wealth ………..
Europeans exploit local conflicts
Don’t have weapons or $$$$ that Europeans have
India – British make being a Sepoy appealing…………….

22. How are nationalism, imperialism, & industrialization related?
Pride lead to desire to be the best
Want greatest production & land
Imperialism
Need to compete with other countries by controlling……., feed industrialization with resources and markets
Industrialization
Want to produce more than others….feed imperialism for resources and markets

23. Compare forms of western intervention in Latin America and in Africa

24. Latin America Independent Countries
Use investments to influence politics and economy
Monroe Doctrine & Roosevelt Corollary give the US influence over political & economic events
Greatest investment and influence from US
Less attempt to influence culture

25. Africa Colonies of European countries
Europeans directly control politics and economy – based on military superiority, Social Darwinism, and Berlin Conference
Europeans are colonial powers in Africa
Try to “westernize”

26. Similarities West depends on for cash crops Little industry
West technologically superior – can’t defend against
West fund railroad & telegraphs
Suez Canal & Panama Canal are both owned by west – use this to get involved in politics and economy

27. America Becomes Imperialist
Guam, Puerto Rico, & Philippines
Build Panama Canal
Economic investment to influence…….
Roosevelt Corollary
Hawaii
Example of economic imperialism
Cheap labor from other Asian countries to work plantations
America Becomes Imperialist