The Economics of Imperial Empires

Review

•Imperialism: The domination of the political, economic and cultural life of one country or region by another country.

Old Imperialism

• New lands, converts to Christianity and precious metals

•Gold, God, and Glory

New Imperialism

•Building an overseas empire for raw materials and markets

• Consequence of the Industrial Revolution

Consequences of Colonization in Africa

•Upset traditional ways of life

Consequences of Colonization in Africa

•European language, culture, religion and dress became symbols of superiority.

Consequences of Colonization in Africa

•Mother country treated colony as a child or even an object

Rudyard Kipling, The White Man's Burden, 1899

 

Take up the White Man's burden--Send forth the best ye breed--Go bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives' need;To wait in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild--Your new-caught, sullen peoples,Half-devil and half-child.