Imperialism aka Colonialism

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Imperialismaka Colonialism

• Defined Economic, political - military, and
  social domination of one country over another

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Role of Industrial Revolution

• Industrial economies and mass production created
  need for additional raw materials
• Industrial powers looked to other lands that were
  rich in raw materials to fulfill production needs
• 2nd Industrial Revolution 1870 1914
• Electricity -steel from iron (stronger)
• Chemicals - petroleum
• Industrialized nations have the technology (steam
  engine) to access far away lands

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• Also have superior weaponry to conquer people
• Industrial powers also needed markets to sell
  finished goods
• Colonies (conquered lands) provide lots of people
  to sell stuff to

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Other motives for Imperialism

• Because of advanced technology and standard of
  living, most Europeans felt superior to others
• Social Darwinism since Industrial powers were
  naturally stronger it was their natural
  position to dominate inferior peoples survival
  of the fittest

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Motives for Imperialism

• Pure racism
• Strategic location
• colonies were located at key waterways for
  trading routes
• Colonies provided station for military bases
• Nationalism/competition
• race between powers to be superior to others
• Missionary impulse many Europeans felt the need
  to spread Christianity to uncivilized people

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Forces enabling Imperialism

• External Europeans technological superiority
• Maxim gun-1st automatic machine gun
• Steam EngineAllowed Europeans to travel to and
  within colonized lands
• Medical Advances-quinine protected Europeans from
  Malaria
• InternalDivision among the groups of people in
  colonized lands
• Africa numerous tribal groups
• India Hindus vs. Muslims

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Effects of Imperialization!!!Life in an
Industrialized Country

• Mass Society middle class becomes most
  influential
• NEW ELITE 5 of population
• Controlled 30-40 of worlds wealth
• Govt/military leaders industrialists
• MIDDLE CLASS 15 of population
• Upper M.C. doctors, lawyers, small business
  owners, managers, architects, engineers
• Lower M.C. traders, some farmers, white collar
  workers ? salesmen, secretaries, managers, etc
• WORKING CLASS 80 of population
• Blue collar workers ?Domestic servants, factory
  workers, peasant farmers

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Values of the Middle Class dominate Western
Society

• 1. hard work
• 2. Christian morality
• 3. Victorian lifestyles etiquette, manners
• 4. Universal education education necessary for
  new jobs created by Industrial Rev. for
  participation in democratic govt
• 1900 most European adults (80-90) were
  literate
• Only 20 of Serbian/Russian adults could read

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Leisure

• Read newspapers gossip columns, crime, cartoons
• Amusement parks Coney Island (NY)
• Dance halls
• Organized sports teams cricket, croquet,
  baseball, rugby, soccer
• Spectator activities
• Bicycle/automobile
• Middle class elites can afford to pay the
  increased costs of leisure activities

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Women in the Industrial Revolution

• See overhead