1. Motives For Imperialism

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What is the underlying theme of all of the major reasons for the new era of Imperialism?

3. Political & Military Imperialism
Desire to gain power
Compete with other European countries
Expand territory
Exercise military force
Gain prestige by winning colonies
Boost national pride and security
“Ten thousand miles from tip to tip”

4. Economic Imperialism Desire to make money
Expand and control foreign trade
Create new markets
Acquire raw materials and cheap labor
Compete for investments and resources
Export industrial technology and transportation methods

5. Humanitarian & Religious Imperialism
Desire to spread Christianity
Protect European missionaries
Spread European values and moral beliefs
To educate people
End slave trade
The “White Man’s Burden”

6. Ideological Imperialism
White race is “superior:
Other cultures are “primitive”
Desire to “civilize” other peoples
Great nations have great empires
Only the strongest will survive (Social Darwinism)