1. Nationalism And Imperialism

3. Nationalism Unification of Germany:
Led by Prussia
Otto von Bismarck – Prime Minister under Wilhelm I
Policy of Realpolitik:
Tough power politics - no idealism
Issues not decided by resolutions, but by “blood and iron”
Allowed him to expand Prussia & achieve dominance

4. Nationalism Unification of Italy:
Led by Sardinia
Camillo di Cavour – Prime Minister under Victor Emmanuel II
Worked to expand Sardinian Empire
Succeeded through war, alliances, & help of nationalist rebels
Unified Italy in process

5. Germany & Italy - Similarities
Leaders were aristocrats
Nations united by nationalism
One state led unification

6. Forces of Imperialism Motives:
Economic competition for markets & raw materials
National pride
Racism
“White Man’s Burden”
Missionaries' desire to Christianize & “civilize” non-European peoples

7. Forces of Imperialism Technological Advantages over Africa:
Superior weapons
Railroads, cables, steamships
Quinine (drug) to protect from malaria

8. Forces of Imperialism Factors Making Africa Vulnerable:
Africans’ great diversity of languages and cultures
Ethnic rivalries
Lower level of technology, including weapons

9. Division of Africa Berlin Conference of 1884 & 1885:
Agreement among 14 European nations about how to divide Africa among European countries
Outcomes:
Random distribution of African ethnic & linguistic groups among European nations
Transformation of the way of life of Africans

11. “From Cairo to Cape Town”

12. French Control of Indochina How Brought Under Control:
Missionaries were killed
French army invaded Vietnam
Combined it with Laos and Cambodia

13. French Control of Indochina Method of Control:
Direct control
French themselves filled all important positions in gov’t

14. French Control of Indochina Economic Policies:
Discouraged local industry
Rice became major export crop

15. French Control of Indochina Colonial Impact:
Imposed French culture
All schools, courts, & businesses followed French models
↓ of local industries
Less food for peasants

16. Effects of Imperialism Colonization:
Europeans control land and people in areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America

17. Effects of Imperialism Colonial Economics:
Europeans control trade in the colonies and set up dependent cash-crop economies

18. Effects of Imperialism Christianization:
Christianity is spread to Africa, India, and Asia