UNIT 9Chapter 27 – The Age of Imperialism

IMPERIALISM

CHAPTER 27The Age of Imperialism, 1850–1914 Western countries colonize large areas of Africa and Asia,

leading to political and cultural changes.

Soldiers fighting in Boer War (South African War, 1899–1902).

SECTION 1

SECTION 2

SECTION 3

SECTION 4

The Scramble for Africa

CASE STUDY: Imperialism

Europeans Claim Muslim Lands

British Imperialism in India

SECTION 5 Imperialism in Southeast Asia

CORE OBJECTIVE: Trace the spread of European influence through Imperialism.

Objective 9.3: Describe the changes in the Middle East during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Objective 9.4: Weigh the pros and cons of British rule of India.

Objective 9.5: Explain the role of Europe throughout Southeast Asia.

Chapter 27 SECTION 3 IMPERIALISM IN MUSLIM LANDS

EUROPEAN NATIONS EXPAND THEIR EMPIRES BY SEIZING TERRITORIES FROM MUSLIM STATES.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE After Suleyman I dies in 1566, empire starts to decline

o Ottoman Empire falls behind Europe in technology Selim III (1789) attempts to modernize army and is overthrown

o Subject peoples in Greece and Serbia gain independenceo European powers look for ways to take Ottoman lands

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EUROPE GRABS TERRITORY Geopolitics

Geopolitics — taking land for its strategic location or products Access to sea trade routes focuses attention on Ottoman lands

Russia and the Crimean War Crimean War — Russia attacks Ottomans in 1853 to gain

warm-water port to the Mediterranean Sea Russia loses, but Ottomans are shown to be weak; still lose land

The Great Game Great Game — war waged between Russia and Britain

over India Battles fought in Afghanistan until British withdrawal in

1881

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EGYPTIAN REFORMS Military and Economic Reforms

Muhammad Ali breaks away from Ottoman control and rules Egypt Begins series of reforms in military and economy Shifts Egyptian agriculture from food crops to cash crops

The Suez Canal Egypt builds Suez Canal — human-made waterway

connects Red Sea to Mediterranean Modernization efforts create huge debt British oversee financial control of canal, occupy Egypt in

1882

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Origins of the French Revolution—AssessmentWhich of these is NOT a natural resource Britain had for Industrialization?

(A) Iron

(B) Rivers

(C) Capital

(D) Coal

Which of these is Not a factor of production?

(A) Harbors

(B) Land

(C) Labor

(D) Capital

Origins of the French Revolution—AssessmentWhich of these is NOT a natural resource Britain had for Industrialization?

(A) Iron

(B) Rivers

(C) Capital

(D) Coal

Which of these is Not a factor of production?

(A) Harbors

(B) Land

(C) Labor

(D) Capital

Vocabulary Assessment

Urbanization is the

(A) Process of work in a society being done by machines

(B) Immigration from one country to another

(C) Business growth through new inventions

(D) Movement of people to cities

An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people. Private property does not exist and goods are shared equally.

(A) Capitalism

(B) Communism

(C) Socialism

(D) Feudalism

Vocabulary Assessment

Urbanization is the

(A) Process of work in a society being done by machines

(B) Immigration from one country to another

(C) Business growth through new inventions

(D) Movement of people to cities

An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people. Private property does not exist and goods are shared equally.

(A) Capitalism

(B) Communism

(C) Socialism

(D) Feudalism