Imperialism

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Imperialism
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Drill 1/28

• Who was Charles Darwin?

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• Darwin developed the theory of evolution through
  natural selection
• Natural selection
• Superior traits become the standard as weaker
  traits are weeded out through breeding
• The strong survive

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Objective

• Students will be able to identify the effects of
  colonization on the African continent

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Darwinism

• Only the strong survive.
• Should this apply to society?
• At the turn of the 20th century it did.

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Social Darwinism

• The application of Darwins survival of the
  fittest doctrine to human society
• Used as an excuse for Imperial expansion
• Some races are superior to others

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Imperialism

• A policy where the stronger nation attempts to
  dominate weaker ones politically, economically
  and/ or socially

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Classwork

• Chapter 11 Sec 1 Guided Reading
• This WILL be collected at the end of class
• Answer part B in short answer form (2-3 sentences)

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Summary

• How did Social Darwinism impact imperialist
  policy?

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Drill 1/29

• Explain how Social Darwinism and European
  Imperialist policy are related.
• Social Darwinism was a theory that some races
  were more advanced and therefore better than
  others because of the race and not any other
  factor. Imperialists used the doctrine to
  legitimize their actions

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Colonization of Africa

• The main players
• France
• Britain
• Portugal
• Germany

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Resistance

• The British faced resistance from African forces
• But most African peoples were unable to
  effectively unify against the Colonial powers

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Technical Superiority

• The Maxim Gun
• The first machine gun
• Advanced armies and navies
• Quinine
• Developed to protect against and treat malaria,
  allowing the British to settle the interior of
  Africa

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Imperial Economics

• An empire is something that is totally
  self-sufficient
• You keep trade within the empire
• Cash Crops
• Each colony was built around the production of
  one good (ie. Gold, ivory, palm oil, minerals,
  etc.)

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With a partner ---

• Read the case study of Nigeria, p 310
• One page, two names
• Complete CH 11, sec 2 ?s 1-3

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Summary

• Predict look at the map.
• What problems might occur due to the way colonial
  powers have divided up the continent?

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Drill 1/30

• What was the Suez Canal?
• Why was it so important to the British Empire?

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The Suez Canal
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The Suez Canal

• The waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea
  and the Red Sea is very old
• There is evidence of a canal system there dating
  back to the second millennia BC.

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The Canal

• The Greeks and Romans maintained a canal-like
  system there for centuries
• It was destroyed and rebuilt countless times
  before finally being put out of commission in the
  8th C AD

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Rebuilding

• In 1856 work began to rebuild the canal
• French money
• Egyptian labor
• The British were threatened by the French
  controlling the canal
• Sent armed Bedouins to disrupt the construction

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Rebuilding

• The canal would be finished in 1869
• But Egypt would soon fall into civil war
• Unable to pay their debts relating to the canal
  they sold the debt to the U.K.
• Even though France was still the primary
  shareholder the U.K. occupied Egypt and took over
  the canal

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Importance of the Canal

• A direct line to the Indian Ocean
• Quicker transportation of goods to and from other
  British Colonies like ..

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Today

• Read Sec 4
• Answer question 1
• Pick one of questions 3 or 4
• Answer the question in BCR form

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Drill 2/5

• How are urbanization and industrialization
  related?
• What are some pros and cons of each?

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• Industrialization leads to urbanization as
  factories pull people from the countryside into
  the cities to work

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Imperialism Review BCRs

• Choose one (1)
• What is SOCIAL DARWINISM? How does the
  philosophy relate to Imperialism in the late 19th
  century?
• Why was India called the Jewel of the Crown?
  What conflicts arose out of British policy in the
  country?
• As always, use details and examples to support
  your answers