1. Imperialism When A stronger country takes over a weaker one. Global Regents Review Patten/Valdner

2. Causes  Economy - $$$$$  Need for Natural Resources  Need for New Markets

3. Causes  Politics and Military  Spirit of Nationalism  Power and Security of Global Empire

4. Causes  Society  Spread Christianity  Spread Western Civilization  Belief that Western Way is best (White Man’s Burden)

5. Causes  Science and Invention  New Weapons  New Medicines  Improved Ships

6. India  Was controlled by Great Britain  Sepoy Mutiny  Sepoys were required to follow rules that were against their religious beliefs  Sepoys revolted  Effects: Government took direct command of India

7. Africa  Berlin Conference  European powers divided Africa to establish their presence on the continent  Boer War  British decided to annex (incorporate) the Boer Republic  Boer resisted  Zulu Resistance  Defeated by the British

8. China  Britain was selling Opium to China  Treaty of Nanjing  China had to pay war costs and open their ports to Britain  Sphere of Influence  An outside power has exclusive trading privileges  Boxers lost because they lacked modern weapons  Goals of Sun Yixian  End Forign domination  Form a representative government  Create economic security for Chinese people

9. Short Term Effects on the Colonies  Local economies because dependent on industrialized powers  Western culture spread to new regions  Traditional political units were disrupted or destroyed

10. Long Term Effects on the Colonies  Transportation, education and medical care were improved  Resistance to imperial rule evolved into nationalist movements  Many economies became based on single cash crops grown for export

11. Effects on the West  Discovered new crops, foods and other products  Cultural Diffusion  Competition for empires increased = conflicts  Industrial nations controlled a new global economy

12. How were the European nations able to dominate non-European areas?  These nations were industrialized