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Imperialism

Imperialism. The domination of a powerful nation over the political, economic, and cultural affairs of another nation or region. Motives for Imperialism. Nationalism Outlets for Population and New Markets for Finished Goods Raw Materials and Self-sufficiency Religious

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Imperialism

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  1. Imperialism • The domination of a powerful nation over the political, economic, and cultural affairs of another nation or region.

  2. Motives for Imperialism • Nationalism • Outlets for Population and New Markets for Finished Goods • Raw Materials and Self-sufficiency • Religious • Manifest Destiny—”The White Man’s Burden”; Social Darwinism

  3. Imperialism Terms • Protectorate • Colony • Concession • Direct Rule • Indirect Rule • Sphere of Influence • Eurocentrism

  4. Map-Age of Imperialismhttp://users.erols.com/mwhite28/1907powr.htm • By 1914 what countries did Great Britain control in Africa and Asia? • Click on Africa. What do you perceive, based on England’s possessions, as being an advantage for England?

  5. The New Imperialismhttp://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/imperialism.html • According to the author, when did the “new” imperialism begin? • Summarize J.A. Hobson’s argument for imperialism. • What did Africa and Asia offer to British imperialists? • How did missionaries aid in the expansion of imperialism?

  6. Theories of Imperialismhttp://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pol116/imperial.htm • What are the five Theories of Imperialism and who are the people associated with each theory?

  7. British Missionary Letters: Urging the Annexation of the South Sea Islands, 1883http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1883hebrides.html • From this document, list all of the motives for imperialism you are able to identify. Additionally, provide an example from the document to support your choice.

  8. The Earl of Cromer: Why Britain Acquired Egypt in 1882, (1908)http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1908cromer.html • From this reading, provide an example of ‘eurocentrism’ on the part of the Earl of Cromer. • What reasons does the Earl of Cromer give for Britain’s acquisition of Egypt?

  9. The British Empirehttp://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/ljb2.html • According to the author, how did the emergence of new European powers cause England to fear for its financial and strategic interests? • What technological innovations of the Industrial Revolution, according to Hobsbawm, “made the conquest of weak industrial people easier?

  10. Cecil Rhodeshttp://www.bartleby.com/65/rh/Rhodes-C.html • Who was Cecil Rhodes? • What company did he found in South Africa? • Why is Cecil Rhodes significant to British Imperialism?

  11. Imperialismhttp://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s090/lloyd/imperialism.htmImperialismhttp://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s090/lloyd/imperialism.htm • Write an explanation to the cartoon “Cecil Rhodes: Cape to Cairo”.

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