1. UNIT 9 Chapter 27 – The Age of Imperialism

2. CHAPTER 27 The Age of Imperialism, 1850–1914 The Scramble for Africa
Western countries colonize large areas of Africa and Asia, leading to political and cultural changes.
Soldiers fighting in Boer War (South African War, 1899–1902).
SECTION 1
The Scramble for Africa
SECTION 2
CASE STUDY: Imperialism
SECTION 3
Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
SECTION 4
British Imperialism in India
SECTION 5
Imperialism in Southeast Asia

3. OBJECTIVES
CORE OBJECTIVE: Trace the spread of European influence through Imperialism.
Objective 9.1: Summarize the motives of European colonizers and the factors that allowed them to control Africa
Objective 9.2: Explain the different form of colonial control.
Objective 9.3: Describe the changes in the Middle East during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Objective 9.4: Weigh the pros and cons of British rule of India.
Objective 9.5: Explain the role of Europe throughout Southeast Asia.

4. Chapter 27 SECTION 1 – THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
Ignoring the claims of African ethnic groups, kingdoms,
and city-states, Europeans establish colonies.

5. EARLY AFRICA Problems Discourage Exploration
Armies, rivers, disease discourage exploration
Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Imperialism — seizure of a territory by a stronger country
Missionaries, explorers, humanitarians reach interior of Africa
The Congo Sparks Interest
Henry Stanley helps King Leopold II of Belgium acquire land in Congo
Leopold brutally exploits Africans; millions die
Belgian government takes colony away from Leopold
Much of Europe begins to claim parts of Africa
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6. THE DIVISION OF AFRICA
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The Lure of Wealth
Discovery of gold and diamonds increases
Raw materials are greatest source of wealth in Africa
Businesses develop cash-crop plantations
Berlin Conference Divides Africa
Berlin Conference —14 nations agree on rules for division (1884–85):
countries must claim land and prove ability to control it
By 1914, only Liberia and Ethiopia are free of European control 

7. REASONS FOR IMPERIALISM
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Belief in European Superiority
Race for colonies grows out of national pride
Racism — belief that one race is better than others
Social Darwinism — survival of the fittest applied to human society
Factors Promoting Imperialism in Africa
Technological inventions like steam engine, Maxim gun help conquest of Africans
Perfection of quinine protects Europeans from malaria
Within Africa, Africans are divided by language and culture

8. SOUTH AFRICA Zulus Fight the British
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Zulus Fight the British
Shaka — Zulu chief — creates centralized state around 1816
British defeat Zulus and gain control of Zulu nation in 1887
Boers and British Settle in the Cape
Boers, or Dutch farmers, take Africans’ land, establish large farms
Boers clash with British over land, slaves; move north to escape British
Boer War between British, Boers begins in 1899
British win; Boer republics united in Union of South Africa (1910)

9. Imperialism Through Flags

10. Origins of the French Revolution—Assessment
Which of these is NOT a natural resource Britain had for Industrialization?
(A) Iron
(B) Rivers
(C) Capital
(D) Coal
Which of these is Not a factor of production?
(A) Harbors
(B) Land
(C) Labor
(D) Capital

11. Origins of the French Revolution—Assessment
Which of these is NOT a natural resource Britain had for Industrialization?
(A) Iron
(B) Rivers
(C) Capital
(D) Coal
Which of these is Not a factor of production?
(A) Harbors
(B) Land
(C) Labor
(D) Capital

12. Vocabulary Assessment
Urbanization is the
(A) Process of work in a society being done by machines
(B) Immigration from one country to another
(C) Business growth through new inventions
(D) Movement of people to cities
An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people. Private property does not exist and goods are shared equally.
(A) Capitalism
(B) Communism
(C) Socialism
(D) Feudalism

13. Vocabulary Assessment
Urbanization is the
(A) Process of work in a society being done by machines
(B) Immigration from one country to another
(C) Business growth through new inventions
(D) Movement of people to cities
An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people. Private property does not exist and goods are shared equally.
(A) Capitalism
(B) Communism
(C) Socialism
(D) Feudalism