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THE NEW IMPERIALISM: TAKING IT BEYOND THE BOOK

THE NEW IMPERIALISM: TAKING IT BEYOND THE BOOK. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/ninvest/imperial/impandworld.htm ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BASED ON THE MAP ENTITLED, “IMPERIALISM AND THE BALANCE OF POWER.”. HOW MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE COLONIES?. 12.

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THE NEW IMPERIALISM: TAKING IT BEYOND THE BOOK

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  1. THE NEW IMPERIALISM: TAKING IT BEYOND THE BOOK • http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/ninvest/imperial/impandworld.htm ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BASED ON THE MAP ENTITLED, “IMPERIALISM AND THE BALANCE OF POWER.”

  2. HOW MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE COLONIES? • 12

  3. WHICH COUNTRY HAD THE LARGEST COLONIAL EMPIRE? • BRITAIN

  4. WHICH CONTINENTS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY CONTROLLED BY OTHER COUNTRIES? • AFRICA • AUSTRALIA

  5. WHICH CONTINENTS ARE ONLY CONTROLLED BY A FEW COUNTRIES? • THE AMERICAS • ASIA – DUTCH, FRENCH, BRITISH

  6. PRETEND YOU’RE THE MAP MAKER. WHAT COULD BE A DIFFERENT TITLE FOR THIS MAP? • I SAID “LAND QUEST – THE RACE IS ON!” • WHAT DID YOU SAY?

  7. HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS: • DURING THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHICH COUNTRY DID YOU THINK WAS THE MOST POWERFUL? • WHY?

  8. HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS: • DURING THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHICH REGIONS OF THE WORLD WERE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY THE EUROPEANS? • WHY? • WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY HAD?

  9. HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS: • HOW DO YOU THINK IMPERIALISM IMPACTED THE CONTINENTS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE? • WHY?

  10. THE BERLIN CONFERENCEhttp://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/ninvest/imperial/africaimp.htm • WHY DID EUROPEANS WANT TO TAKE OVER AFRICA? • SIZE • RESOURCES • STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE • LOCATION • THEY COULD – SUPERIOR WEAPONS!

  11. WHEN WAS THE BERLIN CONFERENCE? • NOVEMBER 15, 1884 • – NOVEMBER 26, 1885

  12. WHAT WAS THE BERLIN CONFERENCE? • “CONTROLLING THE SLAVE TRADE & PROMOTING HUMANITARIAN IDEALISM WERE PROMOTED AS THE FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE” • BUT… • THE RESULT WAS CARVING UP THE CONTINENT FOR EUROPEAN EXPANSION AND POWER! (MADE CONQUEST LESS BLOODY)

  13. WHAT CONSIDERATIONS WERE MADE BY THE EUROPEANS TO THE NATIVE AFRICANS? • NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. HISTORICAL PREDICTION: • HOW DO YOU THINK THE DECISIONS MADE AT THE BERLIN CONFERENCE WOULD CHANGE AFRICA?

  15. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA – SEE IT FOR YOURSELF! • WHAT IS THE TITLE/ FOCUS OF THE FIRST MAP FEATURED? • AFRICA 1880

  16. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA: SEE IT FOR YOURSELF! • WHAT IS THE TITLE/ FOCUS OF THE SECOND MAP FEATURED? • PARTITION OF AFRICA: 1885 - 1914

  17. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA • WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAPS? • PRESENCE OF COLONIAL POWERS • COLONIZATION

  18. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA • WHAT PART DID THE BERLIN CONFERENCE PLAY IN THE CREATION OF MAP 2? • DECIDED TERRITORIAL CONTROL / DOMINATION

  19. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA • WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NATIVE AFRICAN POLITICAL ENTITIES BY 1914? • GONE!

  20. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA • ACCORDING TO MAP 2, WHICH TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD THE MOST TERRITORY IN AFRICA? • BRITAIN AND FRANCE

  21. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA: THE PIE GRAPH • WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AFRICA WAS COLONIZED BY 1913? • 100%

  22. IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA: THE PIE GRAPH • ACCORDING TO THE GRAPH, WHICH TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD THE MOST TERRITORY IN AFRICA? • BRITAIN AND FRANCE

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