Imperialism - Mr. Farshtey
Imperialism
What is Imperialism?
-When a country extends control over another country? -politics, government, economy, resources, religion, language & education -Occurred in early 1800s -Exploded in 1880s
What impact did Imperialism have? What are the motives for Imperialism?
Economic
Political Religious Ideological
Exploratory
-Increased power and wealth of industrial nations -leading cause of World War I -Changed Africa forever (slavery & government) Political Religious Ideological Economic Exploratory Need for... New markets to buy products Natural Resources (coal iron gold) Cheap labor Desire to gain power Competition with other countries Size of country = power Desire to spread Christianity Desire to spread European values & beliefs Europeans felt they had a right and duty to "enlighten" Africans Africans were viewed as primitive & uncivilized Incredible amount of racism Social Darwinism: Evolution applied to humans Wealthier and more developed people = superior & will survive Desire to discover new territory
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