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Title: Imperialism


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Imperialism
  • Africa
  • India
  • China

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Imperialism or Nationalism?
  • With your shoulder partner, buddy buzz as to
    whether the picture depicts imperialism or
    nationalism and tell why you chose as you did.

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The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
  • Examine the map below and then buddy buzz what
    the title means.

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Causes of Imperialism
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Imperialism in Africa
  • Africas Natural Resources Drive Colonization
  • Diamonds discovered (1867)
  • Gold discovered (1886)
  • The Berlin Conference 14 European countries
    meet to divide Africa peacefully

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Imperialism and Empire - Africa
  • 1880 Most of Africa consisted of independent
    states
  • 1914 With the exception of Ethiopia and
    Liberia, all of Africa was controlled by Europeans

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Imperialism and Empire - India
  • The Sepoy Rebellion allowed British soldiers to
    invade and control all of India
  • The British established control of India and its
    neighbors by 1914.
  • The British controlled Australia, New Zealand and
    much of the far east. The worlds biggest empire!

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Imperialism in China
  • Because of repeated attempts at invasion, China
    distrusted foreigners and tried to remain
    isolationist policy of having little or nothing
    to do with other nations They were
    unsuccessful.
  • Britain gained spheres of influence in China
    through smuggling opium. Resulted in Opium War
    and Boxer Uprising.

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America becomes a world power imperialism
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The Age of Imperialism, 1850-1914
Causes
Nationalism
To gain power, European nations compete for
colonies and trade.
  • Imperialism

Economic Competition
Europeans exerted influence over the economic,
political, and social lives of people they
colonized.
Demand for raw materials and new markets spurs a
search for colonies.
Missionary Spirit
Europeans believe they must spread their
Christian teachings to the world.
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The Age of Imperialism, 1850-1914
Effects
Colonization
Europeans control land and people in areas of
Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
  • Imperialism

Colonial Economics
Europeans exerted influence over the economic,
political, and social lives of people they
colonized.
Europeans control trade in the colonies and set
up dependent cash-crop economies.
Christianization
Christianity is spread to Africa, India, and Asia.
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