World History Chapter 16-Age of Imperialism Section 1- Pressures for Expansion

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World History Chapter 16-Age of Imperialism
Section 1- Pressures for Expansion
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• Imperialism- Latin word from Roman Empire.
  Countrys domination of political, economic
  social life of another country. (2,000 years ago
  Roman Empire dominated Mediterranean area.)
• 1800s- Some European countries with the United
  States controlled most of the world.
• 1800-1914 known as Age of Imperialism.

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• Political Rivalries CAUSE 1
• Several countries start colonies Great Britain,
  France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Holland, Spain,
  Portugal and Russia in Africa, Asia and India.
• Difficult communications between colonies and
  European countries allowed colonial governors
  generals to run affairs. Armies used to expand
  colonies borders.
• Conflicts arose when colonial governments claimed
  same territories.

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• Desire for New Markets CAUSE 2
• Owners/operators of factories sought new sources
  of raw materials and new markets for products.
• Raw materials such as rubber, copper and gold
  came from Africa cotton and jute from India and
  tin from Southeast Asia.
• Colonies provided new markets for Industrial
  Revolution products such as tools, weapons and
  clothing.

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Products Acquired
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• Seeking New Opportunities
• Cause 3
• Colonies needed people who were loyal to
  imperialist country. European leaders urged their
  people to live in the colonies.
• 1840s, French citizens settle in Algeria, started
  farms on land seized from Algerian farmers.
• British emigrate to Australia and New Zealand in
  1850s in search of gold.

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• Seeking New Opportunities cont
• Great Britain gets land in Africa, Asia and the
  Pacific. The phrase the sun never sets on the
  British Empire described Great Britains vast
  holdings.
• People saw emigration as a way to become wealthy
  or famous. Cecil Rhodes one of these people, an
  adventurer made wealthy by gold/diamond mining.
  He founded the colony of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

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• Civilizing Mission Cause 4
• Religion and humanitarian reasons cause people to
  emigrate to colonies.
• Catholic and Protestant missionaries went to
  Africa and Asia. Believed Christianity and
  Western civilization could transform the world.
  Missionaries built churches and set up schools
  and hospitals.
• Some colonial officials tried to impose Western
  customs and traditions. Discouraged colonial
  peoples from practicing traditional customs and
  rituals.

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• Civilizing Mission cont
• Some Europeans believed in the theory of Social
  Darwinism to prove cultural superiority. Believed
  white Europeans the fittest people in the world
  and spread Western ideas to backward peoples.
• Rudyard Kipling, British writer expresses
  imperialist attitude in his poem The White Mans
  Burden.

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• Forms of Imperialism
• Imperial nations gained land through Treaties,
  purchases and military conquests.
• Colonies- territories that an imperial power took
  over and ruled directly through colonial
  officials.
• Protectorate- Natives of a territory own
  government but policies guided by foreign powers.
• Sphere of Influence- region of a country in which
  the imperial power had exclusive investment or
  trading rights.

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• Forms of Imperialism cont
• Power exercised differently by various countries.
• France used colonial officials to govern and
  spread French culture and make territories
  overseas extensions of France.
• British focused on administration, less inclined
  to convert colonial peoples in British customs
  and allowed local rulers to govern territories as
  their representatives.

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• FOR HW Choose 1. Create an Visual representation
  of at least 10 important facts from this section
  OR
• 2. Create LINK Chain of any KEY 10 PAIRS of
  connected facts from this section example 1.
  Algeria ----is Conquered by the French2.
  Missionaries -----Convert natives to
  Christianity..