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1 Analyzing Imperial Motives

2 Open-Shaft Mining S. Africa
Economic- Exploitation of natural resources Ideological- Europeans treating Africans as inferior

3 A Methodist Sunday School, Angola
Religious- Christian Values & Beliefs Ideological- Teaching European Customs & Beliefs.

4 Germans Taking Possession of Cameroon
Political- Flag = national identity Exploratory- new, foreign lands

5 Quote from Henry Stanley, 1882
Ideological- “civilize” Africa

6 Africans Brining Ivory to Wagons, South Africa
Economic- Ivory Trade = big $$$

7 Map of Central Africa Exploratory- interest in unexplored territories.

8 Ad for Pears Soap Ideological- belief that people needed to be cleansed through European Civilization. Economic- Its an Ad.

9 Pupil Nurses in Burma, 1888 Ideological- teaching European values
Religious- educating people of other cultures

10 Chinese being savaged by European powers
Political Economic Religious Ideological

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12 Bagged Ground Nuts, West Africa
Economic

13 French Capture Saigon, Vietnam
Political-military force

14 British Lipton Tea Ad. Economic
Political- gaining prestige from trade.

15 The Rhodes Colossus Political- From Cairo to Cape Town Exploratory

16 Epitaph from Livingstone
Religious Exploratory

17 Suez Canal, Egypt 1870 Economic Political

18 Analyze the Consequences of New Imperialism for European nations and those people conquered by Europeans. 1-2 Paragraphs. Add to chapter 27 Outline notes.

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21 British claims that they will build an empire from Cairo to Cape town .
Establishing a school in the Congo to help spread Christianity Imprisoning tribal leaders who refuse to adopt European customs. Exploitation of diamond mines in South Africa.

22 “We wish to bring European values to corners that have yet to be discovered”.
“Europe should supply the people of Africa with all the technology to help make Africans more civilized”. U.S. construction of the Panama Canal in 1904

23 “The Chinese are heathens
“The Chinese are heathens! They must accept Christianity in order to be saved. “If Africans were capable of governing themselves they would not have been so easily conquered by Europeans”. When it comes to imperialism, only the strongest will survive. Colonies are a good source for raw materials, labor and trade.

24 Germany must acquire more colonies in order to be as powerful as Great Britain.
“The White Man’s Burden” is to teach Africans how to be more productive in their country. Ridding Africa of the slave trade is the priority of missionaries. We wish to make contact with unknown cultures and people, investigate the lands where they live and steal it from them


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