1. Homework Powerful African armies, impassable rivers, disease
Lots of different languages and cultures, wars between ethnic groups, lack of weapons and technology
They both wanted access to gold and diamonds
They thought the Africans were inferior and had no right to decide the fate of their lands
Preferred their own products, had no use for European products
They might fight each other or try to return to their own people

2. Discuss the following question with your group and be prepared to share with the class.
Have you every tried to dominate (control) someone who was younger, smaller, or weaker?
How did you assert your power? (how did you do it?)

3. Causes of Imperialism
Five Motives: economic, political, military, religious, and social.
The Industrial Revolution spurred the growth of imperialism
Only industrialized countries became empires: the empires grabbed colonies.
The Europeans were superior in only one thing: Technology.

4. Imperialism: who, what, where, when, why and how
Imperialism: who, what, where, when, why and how? Create this graphic organizer in your notebook. Make sure that it is large enough to write in notes.
When
Where
How
Imperialism
What
Who
Why

5. Imperialism: What Imperialism is a foreign policy.
You create an empire with colonies( a land controlled by another country).
The expansionist country (European) takes over other countries (in Asia and Africa).

6. Imperialism: When
The New Imperialism arose during the late 19th century.
The Age of Imperialism
During the 1500s and 1600s, European powers took over lands in Asia, Africa and the Americas.
As you know, the British came to dominate North America and the Spanish dominated South America.
The old imperialism began to die out . . .
In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution and the rise of nationalism in Europe created the New Imperialism

7. Imperialism: Where Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
During the late 1800s, European countries divided up the whole world:
1. They carved up China and the rest of Asia
2. the Scramble for Africa - they carved up continent of Africa.
3. Latin America - The Europeans would have carved up Latin America, but Teddy Roosevelt stopped them.
4. Islands of the Pacific - The Europeans fought over these, too.
The European powers were: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
They all had empires.

8. Imperialism: How Only industrialized countries could build an empire.
Ships and guns gave them a technological superiority over the people of Asia and Africa.
The Navy - this was new! Ships could now QUICKLY sail to Asia and Africa.
The Industrial Revolution gave Europe the steamship.
The Navy became paramount: An imperialist country used its navy to conquer and control its colonies.
The Army
Conquest! The control is achieved by military means.
The imperialist country used military means to conquer countries.

9. Imperialism: Who The ten imperialist powers were:
Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
1. The Colonizers
England, as the world’s first industrial country, became the leading imperialist power.
The people of Asia and Africa.
You already know that the British relied on child labor. This should tell you how the Mother Country treated its colonies.

10. Imperialism: Why
At first, England was the only industrialized country. It sold goods to Europe and the U.S.
When Europe and the U.S. became industrialized, who would England sell to?
Economic Reasons
Political Reasons
Military Reasons
Cultural Reasons
Religious Reasons

11. 5 Motives for Imperialism
In your group, read and discuss the information about the motives for imperialism.
Summarize each motive into a sentence or phrase.
Show me your summarized sentences
Create a poster that has all 5 motives, your summarized sentence/phrase, and an illustration.
Title your poster 19th & 20th Century Imperialism
Everyone in your group must participate:
Scribe: Writes
Designer: designs layout of poster
Artist: Draws
Presenter: Presents poster