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What will we learn today?10.4.1 The rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism.10.4.2 The locations of colonial rule of such nations as England, France, etc.10.4.3 Imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized.Unit 4: ImperialismPretend you are an imperialist who is setting out to conquer new land. Pick a place on the map to conquer and explain why.

what should your group own?Strategic location, good agricultureStrategic location to cut through AmericasNatural resources, diamonds Natural resources, timber and rubberOILNatural resources, stones, spices, and consumersNatural resources, coal, iron, minerals

ReflectionHow did your group and other groups act when you were marking your territories?Do you think this was a fair way to claim land?If unclaimed land remains, who should get it?

11.1 The Scramble for Africa

Big IdeaIgnoring the claims of African ethnic groups, kingdoms, and city-states, Europeans established colonies. African nations continue to feel the effects of the colonial presence more than 100 years later.

ObjectivesDescribe Africa before European domination.Summarize the motives of European colonizers and the factors that allowed them to control Africa.Identify the three groups that clashed in South Africa.

Essential QuestionHow did the Industrial Revolution lead to European colonization? What were the effects of colonization on Africa?

ImperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially.

Industrialization to Imperialism

The Industrial Revolution pushed Europe to find more. resources to fuel their industriesThey competed for new markets and goods Africa became the target.Colonial Powers seized vast areas of Africa during the 19th and 20 centuries.

Check for UnderstandingWhat continent was a target for European imperialism?

Africa Before European DominanceThe African People:Ethnic groups hundreds Languages there were more than a thousand Religion mainly traditional, also Islamic or ChristianPolitically large empires to small tribes

Africa is a CONTINENT not a country In case you forgot!

Europeans actually controlled very little African territory at the beginning of the 19th century.

Check for UnderstandingIs having thousands of languages going to help Africa defend itself or hurt it?

Check for UnderstandingWhat is Africa: country or continent?

Check for UnderstandingWhy was most of the European territory on the coast?

Europeans saw Africa as an unoccupied land waiting to be taken.Myth of the Dark Continent

Europeans were unable to penetrate the interior of Africa because of disease and travel difficulties.Dr. David Livingstone and Henry StanleyStanley an American journalist found Livingstone and then charted the CongoKing Leopold II of Belgium began to claim parts of the Congo through treaties made by Stanley. This began the land scramble.The African Congo

Check for UnderstandingWas King Leopold IIs interest in Africa good or bad for native Africans?

I don't want to miss the chance of getting us a slice of this magnificentAfrican cake.King Leopold II of Belgium Africa

Congo

Soldiers in the Belgian Congo

Congo Rain Forest

Downtown Kinshasa

Do you agree with this statement:Successful people have earned their success through hard work.

Do you agree with this statement:I dont feel bad that we killed all the Indians. Survival of the fittest, baby..

Social theory (based on Charles Darwins scientific theories) that said that those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth and success and were considered superior to others.

SOCIAL DARWINISMLine up around the room according to your shirt colorBlue shirtsGreen shirtsYellow shirtsRed shirtsOrange shirtsBrown shirtsBlack shirts White shirts

Social DarwinismSmartest and most evolved!Dumb and need the blue shirts help to educate and civilize youWhite Man'sBurdenDriving Forces of ImperialismEuropean nations needed natural resources and markets for their goods to improve their economies.Belief in European Superiority:National prideCompetitionRacismSocial Darwinism

Check for UnderstandingWhat were the driving forces of imperialism? Cecil Rhodes stated I contend that we are the finest race in the world, and the more we inhabit the better it is for the human race.

RACIST ATTITUDESDe Beers Diamonds

Check for UnderstandingDoes it bother you, or will you still buy diamonds?

The Europeans believed that an empire was proof of a nations greatness. Each nation was determined to take as much territory as possible.

Check for UnderstandingIn order to be a strong nation, you needed to have a large?

What is the author trying to say?

White Mans BurdenThis idea that is the White Mans duty to civilize the worlds savages. This was a justification for taking over foreign lands.

Check for UnderstandingTell me the White Mans Burden in your own words

Check for UnderstandingDo you think that native populations should be forced to attend school, establish government, end brutal ceremonies, etc?

Reality.......

White Mans Burdenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iKnW3OxM0o&feature=fvw Do you think that these countrys needed help?Do you think in the long run imperialism will help these countries?What is the persons perspective who made the video?Machine gun superior weaponrySteam engine: boats and trains made travel easierVariety of language and culture did not encourage unity amongst AfricansRivalry amongst ethnic groups kept Africans from uniting against the Europeans

European AdvantagesMaxim gun

Check for UnderstandingWhich of the four advantages do you think was most important?

The Division of AfricaThe discovery of diamonds and gold caused countries to join in the land scrambleBerlin Conference (1884-85)- 14 European countries met to divide up African lands.A country could land claim by notifying other countries and controlling the areaNo African ruler was invited to attend

Check for UnderstandingWhat was decided at the Berlin Conference?

Check for UnderstandingHow many representatives from Africa were at the Berlin Conference?The Zulus

Shaka Zulu

A Zulu Family

South Africa

West Coast National Park

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Zulu Tribe

Zulu Tribe

Zulu Dance

The Clash Over AfricaThree groups mainly fought over Africa: Africans, Dutch and BritishEuropeans saw the lands as emptyLocal Wars in South Africa (Zulus v. British)Shaka Zulu controlled a large centralized state. When he died the British invaded the Zulu nation and was defeated by their superior weaponry.

Check for UnderstandingWhat was the name of the African tribe that was most troublesome for the British to defeat?Local Wars in South Africa ContinuedBoer Wars (Boers v. British)Boers are Dutch farmers, also known as Afrikaners who settled in South AfricaDiamonds and gold were discovered in S. Africa a rush of people came to get richA rebellion broke out the Boers blamed the BritishThis was the first total warUltimately the British won the war

Check for UnderstandingHow many representatives from Africa were at the Berlin Conference?

Check for UnderstandingWho won the Boer War?

SummaryHow did Industrialization lead to Imperialism?Political CartoonDraw a political cartoon representing the concept of Social Darwinism and White Mans Burden

Social Darwinism

Assignment:European Imperialism in Africa

Name______________________Date___________ Per___

Who had the biggest piece of the cake?

ReminderQuiz next class on geography.Study your map!