1. Building Overseas Empires
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2. The New Imperialism: Section 1
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3. Motives for Imperialism
Economic Interests
Political and Military
Religious and Humanitiarian
Social Darwinism

4. Economic Interests
Natural Resources- Rubber, oil, minerals, palm oil
New Markets- for factory goods and investment opportunities

5. Political and Military
Desire for Naval bases, ports and harbors to protect trade
Nationalism –pride and prestige of empire builiding

6. Religious and Humanitarian
“white man’s burden” – belief in “helping” Africans, Asians
Missionaries
Sharing medicine, law, and regilion(Christianity)

10. Social Darwinism
Racial superiority
The idea that European were better by evolution and others were less “evolved” or subhuman

11. The Rapid Spread of Western Imperialism 1870-1914
Colonialization by soldiers, merchants, settlers, missionaries, and explorers European bankers, factory owners, and workers all approve

12. Causes
Weakness of non-western states- Middle East, India, China, Africa
Strength of European- powerful armies and navies, economy, well organized government, medicine
Weapons- machine guns and

14. Resisting Imperialism
Countries fight back with nationalist movements
European criticism- imperialism is immoral and undemocratic

15. Forms of Imperial Rule
French –direct rule-impose culture
British- indirect rule- locals rule under the advice and influence of England
Protectorate
Sphere of Influence – an area in which and outside country has exclusive economic rights(China)