1800’s Imperialism
Mr. Saukas
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For Raw Resources Military Advantages
Prestige Spread Culture/Civilization
Rapidly Expanding Population
Easy
Why Imperialize?
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Industrial Revolution needed resources
Economic MercantilismAfter Age of Exploration
Causes of Imperialism
Alberto Avramidis,“Money, it’s a crime”, 9/23/2010, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No Derivative Works
Official recorded colonizing started in 16th century
China, India, North and South America
Major players are Spain and Portugal
Early Cases of Imperialism
BritainGermanyFranceBelgium
The major Imperialists in late 19th Century
Most powerful imperialist
In peak held ¼ of world
Held territory in all continents
Britain
Vaughan Leiberum, “Flag - Great Britain”, 9/23/2010, Creative Commons Attribution
India “crown jewel of British colonies”
Governed India through East India Company
Also illegal trade in China – Opium
Westernization of India caused war
Decolonization after WWII
British Influence in Asia
Manda Mia, “2007 birthday 'cake‘”, 9/23/2010, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No Derivative Works
Egypt, Suez Canal, Egypt defeated
Rhodesian diamond mines- One man’s empire
Conflicts with other European powers
Governed lands directly Any African resistance brutally put down
British Influence in Africa
Rachel C. Gibbons, “The Rhodes Colossus”, 9/23/2010, Public Domain
3rd most powerful in Europe 2nd most powerful colonial Primarily in North Africa and Vietnam
Jules Ferry Theory
France
Territory gained in “the scramble”
French West Africa
Any resources stripped, grew cotton, groundnuts
Gave political rights in 1946
France in Africa
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North, South, Central Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
French used ruthless tactics to control
During World Wars control was lost
Japanese controlled, after WWII indepedence
France Reclaimed, lost, followed by US
France in Indochina(Vietnam)
Jean Randier, “French "Marsouins" (Troupes de Marine) in Indo-China in 1888”, 9/23/2010, Public Domain
2nd most powerful European
3rd strongest colonialSmall sections in lower Africa
A handful of Pacific islands
Germany
Rajkumar Kanagasingam, “German East Africa in red, other contemporary German colonies in blue”, 9/23/2010, Public Domain
Germany got in lateColonies were fewHarsh treatment of nativesQuickly taken over and lost in WWI
German colonies
Very small country, high industry
Colonized Congo Very Harsh treatment of natives
Colony like kings private fief
Horrors of Congo publicized, brought infamy
Belgium and the Congo
Mirko Tobias Schaefer, “Imperialism/Colonialism” 9/23/2010 Creative Commons Attribution
Positive: jump started Europe
Supposed culture and civilization brought
Set up trade with Europe and beyond
Consequences of Imperialism
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Negatives: Set Africa up for failure
Stripped resources the country could of used
Brutalized natives, sometimes wiped out
Set up racism Advanced countries that weren’t ready
Consequences of Imperialism cont.
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