ImperialismImperialism

Dividing the WorldDividing the World

ImperialismImperialism

DefinedDefinedThe control of a stronger or more The control of a stronger or more

powerful nation/country over a weaker powerful nation/country over a weaker region or country.region or country.

The stronger country controls the The stronger country controls the political, social and economic life of the political, social and economic life of the weaker region or nation.weaker region or nation.

Types of Imperialist ControlTypes of Imperialist Control

ColonyColony Direct and total Direct and total

control by the control by the mother country.mother country.

Britain held control Britain held control of the American of the American Colonies.Colonies.

Types of Imperialist ControlTypes of Imperialist Control

ProtectorateProtectorate Native ruler Native ruler

remains in place remains in place but foreign but foreign advisors controlling advisors controlling the governmentthe government

Types of Imperialist ControlTypes of Imperialist Control

Sphere of Sphere of InfluenceInfluence The foreign nation The foreign nation

has exclusive rights has exclusive rights to develop, usually to develop, usually economic goods, in economic goods, in the nation.the nation.

New ImperialismNew Imperialism From 1870 to 1914.From 1870 to 1914. European nations had developed strong European nations had developed strong

centralized governments.centralized governments. Strong sense of nationalismStrong sense of nationalism

Most European nations, America and Japan had Most European nations, America and Japan had become industrialized and became aggressive in become industrialized and became aggressive in looking for natural resources.looking for natural resources. Need to fuel the factories with raw materialsNeed to fuel the factories with raw materials

European nations focused on weakened empires European nations focused on weakened empires in Asia, India, and Africa.in Asia, India, and Africa. Most were easy targets for the well developed militaries Most were easy targets for the well developed militaries

of European nations.of European nations.

Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism

ConnectionConnection Industrialization made European Industrialization made European

countries extremely wealthy and countries extremely wealthy and more able to conquer other parts of more able to conquer other parts of the worldthe world

More money meant more money More money meant more money could be spent developing new could be spent developing new technology, science, weapons, technology, science, weapons, medicine and weaponsmedicine and weapons

Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism

ConnectionConnection Wealthy Wealthy

industrialized nations industrialized nations had better weapons had better weapons ArtilleryArtillery Accurate riflesAccurate rifles GunboatsGunboats Machine GunsMachine Guns

This allowed This allowed Industrialized Industrialized nations to overrun nations to overrun poorly armed native poorly armed native warriorswarriors

Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism

ConnectionConnection Motives for Motives for

colonizingcolonizing The need for raw The need for raw

materials to keep materials to keep the industrial the industrial Revolution goingRevolution going

Timber Timber RubberRubber CoalCoal Iron oreIron ore chemicalschemicals

Industrial Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Revolution/Imperialism

ConnectionConnection Motives for Motives for

colonizingcolonizing The need for new The need for new

marketsmarkets Europeans and Europeans and

Americans kept Americans kept producing producing manufactured manufactured goods and they goods and they needed a place to needed a place to sell these goodssell these goods

Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism Military MotivesMilitary Motives

Bases for military Bases for military and naval ships. and naval ships.

Nations competed to Nations competed to gain control of an gain control of an area before a rival area before a rival could gain control.could gain control.

A nation with many A nation with many colonies had power colonies had power and security.and security.

A global empire.A global empire.

Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism

Nationalism and Social DarwinismNationalism and Social DarwinismNationalism promoted national Nationalism promoted national

superioritysuperiorityImperialist nations felt they had the right to Imperialist nations felt they had the right to

take control of weaker nations.take control of weaker nations.Social Darwinism encouraged Social Darwinism encouraged

imperialismimperialismSurvival of the fittest competition between Survival of the fittest competition between

nations.nations.Social Darwinist argued it was natural for a Social Darwinist argued it was natural for a

stronger nation to ruler weaker nations.stronger nation to ruler weaker nations.

Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism White Man’s BurdenWhite Man’s Burden

Justified white Justified white imperialism.imperialism.

Expressed the idea Expressed the idea that imperialist had that imperialist had a duty to educate a duty to educate people in less people in less developed nations.developed nations.