The age of imperialism

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The age of imperialism
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Objective

• To understand the causes of European imperialism
  of the late 19th century
• To understand the extent of European imperial
  expansion
• To understand the consequences of European
  imperialism for Europe and the developing world

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Quick Quiz!!!

• Why did industrialized nations colonize
  unindustrialized countries?
• How did race play a factor?
• Who were the Boers?
• What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of
  1884-5?
• What do you think of imperialism?

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Why would people do this?!

• Industrialization brought about a need for large
  amounts of raw materials
• Name as many raw materials as you can think of!

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What made people think this was ok?!

• Racial theory the idea that humans can be
  divided into biological categories based on
  phenotype (observable physical characteristics)

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What made people think this was ok?!

• Religion Europeans felt that Christianity
  helped make them civilized, let their souls into
  heaven.

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The White Mans Burden

• A poem, written by the author of The Jungle Book,
  Rudyard Kipling, suggested it was the duty of
  Western society to uplift so-called backward
  peoples of the world.

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What happened to the colonized?

• The generally suffered as their economies were
  restructured to produce raw materials
• The markets were restructured to import imperial
  goods
• Locals were exploited for hard labor
• Dissent was severely punished

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The British Empire
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The Dutch Empire