Which statement do you agree with?

A) A stronger country has the right to take over a weaker country.

B) A stronger country should never interfere with weaker countries.

C) A stronger country should use its strength to help weaker countries.

D) A stronger country should use its strength to gain the most economic advantages possible from weaker countries.

9-1: Building Overseas Empires

Vocabulary• Empire

– Group of states/countries under one rule.• Imperialism

– Process of forming an empire by creating colonies. – Domination of one country over another

• Colony– A settlement of people who leave their country to go live in a new

land.

• Protectorate– Country that is controlled economically by another

• Sphere of influence– Area in which an outside country claims trading privileges.– Note to Staples- start reading ch 9 sec 1 packet summary

Imperialism• Imperialism in 1492

– European countries began conquering Land in the Americas

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Americas

Western Civilization Non Western Civilization

British Empire in 1914

New Imperialism, 1800s

• Causes of New Imperialism1. Industrial Revolution (2)

– MONEY– New consumers to sell products to.

2. Military/Nationalism (3)– Military bases around the world

– For national security– More land = More Power

• Causes continued

3. Humanitarian and Religious Goals (2)• Goal to help people medically• Convert people to Christianity

4. Social Darwinism (3)– “Survival of the Fittest”

– Racial superiority– Belief that White race is the best race and should dominate

weaker races.

“White Man’s Burden”by Rudyard Kipling

Take up the White Man’s burden—Send forth the best ye breed—

Go, bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives’ need;

To wait, in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught sullen peoples,Half-devil and half-child.

Take up the White Man's burden—In patience to abide,

To veil the threat of terrorAnd check the show of pride;By open speech and simple,

An hundred times made plain,To seek another's profit

And work another's gain.

White mans job to bring

“civilization” to other countries

The White Man’sBurden

The White Man’sBurden

The “White Man’s

Burden”?

IndustrialRevolution

Source forRaw

Materials

Markets forFinishedGoods

EuropeanNationalism

MissionaryActivity

RELIGION

Military& NavalBases

EuropeanMotives

For Colonization

Places toDump

Unwanted/Excess Popul.

Soc.& Eco.Opportunities

HumanitarianReasons

EuropeanRacism

“WhiteMan’s

Burden”

SocialDarwinism

Reasons for Rapid Spread of Imperialism

• European Countries – Strong economies– Stable governments– Superior Military

• Maxim Machine Gun• Technology and Medicine

• African and Asian Countries– Opposite of Europe

• Weak economies• Unstable govts.• Weak military

– No new weapons– No new technology

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Maxim Machine Gun

Imperial Rule• Direct rule

• Sending officials and soldiers to rule colonies directly.» French Practiced direct rule

• Indirect rule • Using local rulers to control colony

– Local rulers are controlled by ruling country.– British practiced Indirect rule

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• In a protectorate, local rulers control colony, but obey European advisors

• Sphere of Influence– Countries claim an area for investment or trading

• The US had a sphere of influence over Latin America

• US sphere of Influence

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