main idea: ignoring claims of african ethnic groups, kingdoms, and city-states europeans established...

Main Idea: Ignoring claims of African ethnic groups, kingdoms, and city-states Europeans established colonial claims.

Why: Industrialization fuelled European nations to search for more resources to power their industries. They wanted new goods and looked to Africa and Asia for new raw materials.

Now: African nations continue to feel the effects of colonial rule.

NEW IMPERIALISM VS. EXPLORATION IMPERIALISM

15TH -16TH CENT:

Earlier period:Less penetration of interior in Africa & Asia

Less direct influence on people’s lives

Conquests inland because – military & medical technology made it possible

Imperialism = takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of that nation.

Types: Colonial – occupied and ruled by foreign nation. Nation sets up

government and controls economy.

Political – dominant country uses diplomacy or military force to influence internal affairs of weaker country. Break down governments to establish more “modern governments”

Economic – control global trade and commerce. Spheres of influence created – don’t want to entirely control, but influence trade. Ex) China occupation by US

Social-cultural – desire to influence a territory to adopt cultural values and customs of imperialist country. Ex) Schools set up and students forced to speak English

FORMS OF IMPERIALISM

Forms of Imperialis

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Spheres of Influence

ProtectoratesColonies

Dutch in S. Africa

Euro. nations in

China

Euro. Nations in

Africa

U.S. In Latin Amer.Gr. Brit. In

India

FORMS OF IMPERIALISM 1. colony – territory that an imperial power ruled directly

through colonial officials

2. protectorate – territory with its own government, but its policies were guided by a foreign power

3. sphere of influence – region of a country where an imperial power had exclusive trading rights

African Spheres of Influence

U.S. Protectorates

PRESSURES TO EXPAND

1. political rivalries

2. new marketsa. rubber, copper and gold from Africab. tin from Southeast Asiac. colonies bought products from their “parent companies”

3. new opportunitiesa. have lands in other parts of the world for influenceb. individuals looking to get rich

4. “civilizing” missions – trying to convert native populations

COLONIAL AFRICA

“SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA”

1875-1900

AFRICA1. colonized by most major European countries

2. Berlin Conference (1884-85) = instead of fighting between European nations the all met to set down ground rules:

a. any European could claim land in Africa if they told the other nations and would show they controlled the area (“scramble for Africa”)

3. France controlled much of northwest Africa (Algeria) a. built the Suez Canal (Egypt), Britain came to control it –

provided a more direct route from Europe to Asia; cut out about 4000 miles and two weeks of travel

b. Muhammad Ali – Ottoman leader of Egypt i. one of the first kingdoms to come under

European control

4. Britain controlled most of east and south Africa a. gained control of southern African cape colony (Congress of

Vienna)

The Afrikan/Boer Wars1880-1900

Paving the way for Apartheid

5. Dutch (Boers = farmers) forced inland by Britisha. “Great Trek” = to interior on native land causing

clashes with Zulu tribeb. Enslaved Zulu tribe c. create Dutch republics known as the Orange Free States

6. Diamonds and gold were discovered in South African states controlled by Dutch a. Great Britain begins moving inland to mine gold and diamondsb. Boer War (1899 and 1902) – was a war between the Dutch (Boer’s)

and Britain in South Africai. Cecil Rhoades – creates company that dominates world

diamond market and establishes two new colonies (Britain)ii. British win Boer Wars, but allows settlers to govern

themselves- Afrikaners = name for settlers who came to dominate

government - Created Union of South Africa in 1910

“GREAT TRECK”

The Afrikan/Boer Wars1880-1900

Paving the way for Apartheid

6. Mostly Black South Africa was dominated by a few white men

7. Europeans set up schools a. educated elite of Africa condemned the

Europeans and began revolting

8. Near the end of the twentieth century – all of Africa won its independence from Europe

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 1910-1948

• Exclude blacks from voting

•Schools, hospitals, neighborhoods, workplaces segregated

•Mandela and World Opinion abolish system in early 1990s

Apartheid “Apartness” becomes official policy

HISTORICAL PARALLEL

SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY IS SIMILAR TO AMERICAN HISTORY BECAUSE THEY BOTH…

KING LEOPOLD AND THE BELGIUM CONGO

KING LEOPOLD AND THE BELGIUM CONGO

Belgium needs to catch up

Created a slave based plantation economy

Human rights abuses

IMPERIALISM IN INDIA

INDIA1. East India Trading Company took advantage of Mughal

Empire decline and clamed India as a British colony

a. took control with help from..

nawabs = muslim princes who made agreements with British, Dutch and French

2. Europe set up outposts run by “company men”

a. Sepoys – Indian troops hired to protect outposts

3. By 1818 Britain controlled vast areas of subcontinent

a. established British raj (reign) = although allowed Indians in high ranking positions

4. Sepoy Rebellion (1857) – Sepoy (Hindu) joined forces with Mughal (Muslim) soldiers against British rule

a. Britain wins and maintains complete control

Sepoy Rebellion (1857) Reading

INDIA5. Economic Imperialism transforms India:

a. railroad systems

b. steamboats

c. growth of industrialized cities

d. Exports = cotton, opium, tea, sugar and silk

e. Sati – attempts to ban by British raj

f. disease spread – Cholera outbreak in Europe

g. Western-style schools

6. Indian Nationalism

a. Enlightenment ideas and revolutions inspire Indians to preserve their culture

b. 1885 – Indian National Congress created to pursue more civil service jobs for Indians

THE PACIFIC1. Britain:

a. Australia (1770) – Captain James Cooke

i. New South Wales – convicted criminalsb. Fiji

2. Francea. Tahiti

3. United Statesa. Hawaii (1898) – was originally visited by Cooke

COLONIAL ASIA

MAP – IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA, 1913

DIRECTIONS: Please put the following places on your map where they belong.

Mediterranean Sea Red SeaAtlantic OceanAlgeria LibyaEgypt French West AfricaAnglo-Egyptian Sudan EthiopiaGold Coast NigeriaCameroons Belgian CongoGerman East Africa AngolaNorthern Rhodesia Southern RhodesiaMozambique German Southwest AfricaUnion of South Africa MadagascarSuez Canal

Color in the followingBelgian PortugueseFrench Independent StatesBritain SpanishGerman Italian

MAP – IMPERIALISM IN ASIADIRECTIONS: Please put the following places on your map where they belong.

Indian Ocean Pacific OceanBritish India BurmaFrench Indonesia Dutch East IndiesJapan Korea

Color in the followingFrance GermanyGreat Britain NetherlandsUnited State

Crash Course Imperialism