The “New” Imperialism

Famous Quote

“Imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism… the last stage of a dying system.” ~Lenin

North Africa

Dominated by the Sahara DesertOriginally controlled by the Ottoman Empire.Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco~ FrenchLibya~ Italian

Egypt

Independent of the OttomansRuled by Khedives- a Muslim dynastyKhedives were bankrupt from the construction of the Suez Canal and interest payments to other countries.

Egypt

The people of Egypt revolted, and Britain came in and took over the country.

Belgian Congo

Controlled by Leopold IIClaimed to have been a humanitarian, wishing to aid the native people.

Congo

Leopold used slave labor, intimidation, mutilation, and mass murder to get rubber and ivory.

American missionary, Rev. J. B. Murphy It has reduced the people to a state of utter despair. Each town in the district is forced to bring a certain quantity [of rubber] to the headquarters of the commissaire every Sunday. It is collected by force. The soldiers drive the people into the bush. If they will not go they are shot down, and their left hands cut off and taken as trophies to the commissaire. The soldiers do not care who they shoot down, and they more often shoot poor helpless women and harmless children. These hands, the hands of men, women and children, are placed in rows before the commissaire, who counts them to see that the soldiers have not wasted the cartridges.

Source: The Times, London, 18 November 1895. Quoted in K. Shillington. (1995). History of Africa. London: Macmillan, pp. 333-335.

One day a State corporal, who was in charge of the post of Lolifa, was going round the town collecting rubber. Meeting a poor woman whose husband was away fishing, he said, ‘Where is your husband?’ She answered by pointing to the river. He then said, ‘Where is his rubber?’ She answered, ‘It is ready for you,’ whereupon he said, ‘You lie,’ and, lifting his gun, shot her dead. Shortly afterwards the husband returned, and was told of the murder of his wife. He went straight to the corporal, taking with him his rubber, and asked why he had shot his wife. The wretched man then raised his gun and killed the corporal. The soldiers ran away to the headquarters of the State and made misrepresentations of the case, with the result that the commissaire sent a large force to support the authority of the soldiers; the town was looted, burned, and many people killed and wounded.

South Africa

Controlled by Great BritainDealt with numerous revolts by the nativesAn Apartheid was issued in the late 1800’s which kept the natives and British completely separate.

Asia

Open Door PolicyJapan attempted to overrun Manchuria in Northern China until the French, British, and Russians intervened.

Spanish American War

Drove Spain completely out of the Western HemisphereCuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, parts of Samoa, Hawaii taken over by the U.S.

Class Work (Pgs. 838-842)

What resulted from the Congress of Berlin?Define Dual Alliance, Triple Alliance, Triple EntenteExplain why each country allied themselves with each other in their chosen alliances.

Bismarck’s Leadership

Formed the Three Emperors League in 1873: Germany, Austria, Russia.Alliance crumbled as Russia fought w/ Austria over Turkey.

War between Ottoman E. and Russia

Treaty of San Stefano- ended the war, the Slavic states of the Balkans were free from O’s rule. Russia got money.

Congress of Berlin

Britain, Austria, Russia, and Germany.Bulgaria-reduced in sizeBosnia-Herzegovina given to Austria-H.Britain given CyprusFrench given TunisiaRomania, Greece, and particularly Russia angered by the outcome.Serbia resented A-H occupation of B-H.

Dual Alliance

Germany and Austria formed an alliance in case Russia attacked either.Three Emperors League Re-affirmed.

Triple AllianceGermany, Austria, Italy

Triple EntenteFrance, Britain, Russia