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1. How did the imperialism that began in the 1890s differ from the imperialism in the 1500s?

1. How did the imperialism that began in the 1890s differ from the imperialism in the 1500s?. Old = Americas / New = Africa, Asia. 2. What is imperialism?. Strong nations dominate weaker. 3. Why imperialism?. Gather/Take out resources for your gain. Provide a market for finished products.

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1. How did the imperialism that began in the 1890s differ from the imperialism in the 1500s?

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  1. 1. How did the imperialism that began in the 1890s differ from the imperialism in the 1500s? Old = Americas / New = Africa, Asia

  2. 2. What is imperialism? Strong nations dominate weaker

  3. 3. Why imperialism? Gather/Take out resources for your gain

  4. Provide a market for finished products

  5. Coaling stations-re-fueling

  6. Spread of “superior” civilization

  7. 4. Why was there competition between western powers to obtain the most colonies? More power than others

  8. 5. What would competition for colonies between western powers cause? Tensions between nations

  9. 6. What is nationalism? Devotion to one’s nation

  10. 7. What advantages did Europe have (over other areas) to engage in imperialism? Superior military

  11. Medicine = resist tropical disease (inoculation)

  12. 8. What is the relationship between social Darwinism (survival of the fittest) and imperialism? Justifies Imperialism as natural

  13. 9. What was the contradiction between colonialism and democracy? Colonialism = denying democracy

  14. 10. How does direct rule, when the colonial power runs the country, compare to indirect rule? Local rulers run country

  15. 11. What were some positive aspects of European colonialism (Possession of Africa and Asia?) Build Infrastructure = schools, hospitals, railroads

  16. 12. What were the negative aspects of European colonialism? Cash crops = famine

  17. Profits to western powers

  18. Disruption of families

  19. 13. In addition to preventing rebellions, the primary goal of colonial rulers was to To make money

  20. 14. What was the relationship between the industrial revolution and imperialism? Created need for raw materials / markets

  21. 15. What did European powers force colonial powers to adopt? European (western) culture

  22. End Part 1

  23. 16. What country dominated Northwest Africa? France

  24. 17. What country dominated Southern Africa? Show map of Africa Britain

  25. 18. What country controlled Congo? Belgium

  26. 19. What resources were removed from Congo? Copper, rubber, ivory

  27. 20. What were the local Congolese forced to do? Work as slaves

  28. 21. What were the only two African nations to retain their independence in the late 1800s? Ethiopia and Liberia

  29. 22. Why did missionaries go to Africa? Convert; impose western culture

  30. 23. In addition to occupying the Middle East and North Africa, what other areas did the Ottoman Empire possess at its height? Southeast Europe

  31. 24. What was the primary goal of most people occupied by the Ottoman Empire? Independence

  32. 25. In the late 1800s, what countries gained their independence from Ottoman control? Greece, Serbia, Romania

  33. 26. In addition toFrance and Britain, what other European powers wanted a piece of Ottoman territory? Russia, Austria

  34. 27. What was the importance of the Suez Canal that opened in 1869? Cut time Asia to Europe

  35. End of Part 2

  36. 28. How were the British able to conquer the vast territory of India? India not unified

  37. 29. Before 1858, who was in control of most of India? British East India Company

  38. 30. What was the British East India Company’s primary goal? Make money = tea export

  39. 31. What social changes did the British East India Company make in India? End caste system

  40. 32. Why did Indian soldiers mutiny against their white officers during the Sepoy Rebellion after being forced to bite off bullets dipped in animal fat? Against religion

  41. 33. After the Sepoy Rebellion, who replaced the British East Indian Company? British government

  42. 34. What improvements did the British government make in India? Roads, railroads, health care

  43. 35. What problems did the British East India Company cause in India by making them grow cash crops instead of food crops? Starvation

  44. End Part 3

  45. 36. What product did Britain finally find that Chinese were willing to buy? Opium

  46. 37. When China outlawed opium and asked Britain to stop selling it, what was Britain’s response? Right to free trade

  47. 38. How did China respond when the British refused to stop selling Opium to the Chinese? Attacked Britain = Opium War

  48. 39. After Britain won an easy victory against China’s outdated weapons, what did they force China to give up? Hong Kong / 5 ports

  49. 40. After the Opium War, China also had to give Britain extraterritoriality. Under extraterritoriality, British lived in China under what? British laws

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