Portugal

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Portugal
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Colonized countries
1. Brazil 2. Mozambique/ Portuguese East
Africa 3. Angola 4. Portuguese Guinea
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Timeline - Imperialist Portugal

1415 Ceuta is taken as Portuguese territory 1420
Archipalego of Madeira is colonized by
Portugal 1427-52 Azorean Islands are
discovered 1441 Portuguese sell Africans near
Cape Blanc into slavery 1493 Treaty of
Tordesillas (Portugal and Spain Split World in
Half) 1500 Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral lays
claim to Brazil for Portugal 1511 The Portuguese
capture Malacca (now Melaka in Malaysia 1551
Brazil is colonized 1818 Dom Pedro declares
himself emperor of Portugal 1822 Brazil proclaims
independence from Portugal
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Timeline - Imperialism of Brazil


1502 Fernão Noronha was given a three-year
commercial monopoly on dyewood in return for
exploring 300 leagues (about 1,500 kilometers) of
the Brazilian coast each year 1530, Martim Afonso
de Sousa was named major captain of Brazil and
invested with the power to distribute land among
captains 1808 King of Portugal becomes part of
Brazils government 1822 Brazil achieves
independence 1831 Dom Pedro is removed from the
throne and his 14 year old son Dom Pedro II 1889
Brazil forms a republic
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The two main influences, the Portuguese
explorers had on the native population, were the
conversion from the belief in many gods, to
Christianity. Today Latin America is one of the
most heavily populated Christian area. A more
obvious influence on the native people, is of
course the language. Prior to the introduction
of Portuguese explorers, the native people spoke
a variety of languages. Now as a result of
Portuguese imperialism over Brazil, the native
language of Brazil is Portuguese. Brazils
changing and unifying culture eventually led to
Brazil declaring independence from Portugal in
1822.
The two main influences, the Portuguese
explorers had on the native population, were the
conversion from the belief in many gods, to
Christianity. Today Latin America is one of the
most heavily populated Christian area. A more
obvious influence on the native people, is of
course the language. Prior to the introduction
of Portuguese explorers, the native people spoke
a variety of languages. Now as a result of
Portuguese imperialism over Brazil, the native
language of Brazil is Portuguese. Brazils
changing and unifying culture eventually led to
Brazil declaring independence from Portugal in
1822.
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Brazil's Affect On Portugal
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Iron Ore
Mineral resources such as quartz, diamonds,
chromium, iron ore, phosphates, petroleum, mica,
graphite, titanium, copper, gold, oil, bauxite,
zinc, tin, and mercury were found in Brazil and
brought to Portugal after they colonized and
controlled Brazil. The other two reasons that
Portugal took over Brazil was to become more of
an imperial country, and to have slaves.
chromium
Diamonds
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Population 160 million people GDP 555
billion Capital City Brasilia Type of
Government Federative Republic Language
Portuguese
Brazil
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Portugal Today
Square miles 35,370 square miles Government
Republic Population total 9,831,967 Capital
Lisbon Language Portuguese GDP 57 bn
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People
Group Leader and Director Travis Producer and
Script Writer David Head Researchers David,
Travis, Harris Technology Coordinator Harris
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Critical Thinking Questions

• Imperialism is a takeover of a country or a
  territory by a stronger nation with the intent of
  domination the political economic, and social
  life of the people of that nation. Racism (the
  idea that one race is superior to others)was the
  main reason that imperialism spread.
• Europeans established colonies throughout the
  world in places where they could get money,
  power, or just to enlarge the countrys empire.
  Many places were Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands,
  South America, North America, and the Middle
  East.
• Before Brazil was colonized there were Indian
  tribes Just like in Angola and Mozambique. Every
  tribe was different such as the language,
  culture, and beliefs. Occasionally in South
  America, near Brazil, one tribe would grow big
  such as the Mayans, Aztecs, or Incas.
• . The impact of the Portugal colonization made
  Mozambique and Brazil similar to the Portuguese
  culture. Religion was changed to Christianity,
  and the language became universal.
• These countries eventually became imperialistic
  and Portugal got weaker of the years so Portugal
  could not control its colonies and that is what
  lead Mozambique and Brazil to independence.
• If these regions would not have been colonized,
  they would not have any of the industrial modern
  technology, and the regions would be the exact
  same way they were 500 years ago.
• The most contemporary example of imperialism
  today is the Gulf War in 1990. Iraq attacked
  Kuwait so they could have more oil and become
  richer.

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Did imperialism improve the lives of those who
were colonized?
Imperialism made many changes to the regions
that were colonized. Some people think the
changes were bad but I think they were good for
the countries. Many of these countries would
ever be able to communicate with the other people
because there could be thousands of languages in
one small area. It also reduced the chance of a
religious war because everyone in the country
believed in the same thing, (Christianity).
There is no chance that people in Brazil would
have cell phones if Portugal did not
industrialize that country.
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