Warm Up!

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Warm Up!

• Answer the following in your notebooks
• 1. How did Italy unite?
• 2. Who was Otto von Bismarck?
• 3. What is realpolitik?
• 4. How did Bismarck unite Germany?

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European Imperialism in Africa
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• What is Imperialism?
• From 1850 to 1914, the strong, industrialized
  countries of the world (England, France, Germany,
  USA) dominated many of the weaker countries of
  the world controlled all aspects of their lives
  

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What is Imperialism?
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Why did the Industrialized Nations of the World
Imperialize?
Each country in Europe wanted to be the most
important powerful nation
Having a lot of overseas colonies showed power
This turned into an all-out race for the best
colonies most numerous colonies
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Why did the Industrialized Nations of the World
Imperialize?
The Industrial Revolution caused a huge demand
for more raw materials so countries could make
more factory-produced goods
The Industrial Revolution caused a huge demand
for new overseas markets to sell their finished
goods
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Why did the Industrialized Nations of the World
Imperialize?
Christian missionaries attempted to convert the
uncivilized natives in the world by setting up
churches, schools, hospitals
Europeans believed in Social Darwinism that
whites are the most superior race
Europeans believed in the White Mans Burden
that they had a responsibility to civilize the
world
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Europeans send governors to directly rule a colony
Local rulers remain in place, but the European
mother country makes all the real decisions
European countries have exclusive trading rights
in territory
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Africa 1890
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Africa in 1914
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Social Darwinism
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The White Mans Burden
Rudyard Kipling
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The Congo Free State orThe Belgian Congo
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Harvesting Rubber
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Punishing Lazy Workers
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Belgiums Stranglehold on the Congo
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Berlin Conference of 1884-1885
Another point of view? ?
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Berlin Conference of 1884-1885