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WESTERN WESTERN IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM

1880-19141880-1914

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IMAGES OF EUROPEAN IMAGES OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM

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KING LEOPOLD OF BELGIUMKING LEOPOLD OF BELGIUMTHE CONGOTHE CONGO

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ENGLANDENGLAND

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AFRICA BEFORE 1880AFRICA BEFORE 1880

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AFRICA BY 1914AFRICA BY 1914

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ASIA 1914ASIA 1914

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BRITAIN’S BRITAIN’S “JEWEL IN THE CROWN“JEWEL IN THE CROWN””

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CECIL RHODES AND HIS INFLUENCE CECIL RHODES AND HIS INFLUENCE OVER EAST AFRICAOVER EAST AFRICA

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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

MAJOR ISSUES MAJOR ISSUES

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INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRIALIZATION

INDUSTRIALIZATION CREATED A INDUSTRIALIZATION CREATED A GAP GAP BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIALZIED BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIALZIED WEST AND THE WEST AND THE

NON-INDUSTRIALIZED REGIONS OF NON-INDUSTRIALIZED REGIONS OF • ASIAASIA• AFRICAAFRICA• LATIN AMERICALATIN AMERICA

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INDUSTRIALIZATIONINDUSTRIALIZATION MANY SOUGHT TO EXPAND INTO NEW MANY SOUGHT TO EXPAND INTO NEW

MARKETS FOR WESTERN GOODSMARKETS FOR WESTERN GOODS• MOST COLONIES, HOWEVER, OFFERED MOST COLONIES, HOWEVER, OFFERED

LIMITED MARKETS – LIMITED MARKETS – POPULATION DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH EXPENDIBLE POPULATION DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH EXPENDIBLE

INCOME INCOME • BRITAIN PLACED RESTRICITONS ON ITS BRITAIN PLACED RESTRICITONS ON ITS

COLONIES – COLONIES – THEY COULD NOT RAISE PROTECTIVE TARIFFS ON THEY COULD NOT RAISE PROTECTIVE TARIFFS ON

THEIR GOODTHEIR GOOD INCREASED LABOR DEMANDS INCREASED LABOR DEMANDS NEED FOR RAW MATERIALS FOR NEED FOR RAW MATERIALS FOR

INDUSTRYINDUSTRY

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TEA PLANTATIONS IN ASIATEA PLANTATIONS IN ASIA

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HAVRESTING TEA LEAVES HAVRESTING TEA LEAVES

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COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN AFRICAAFRICA

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RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN ASIARUBBER PLANTATIONS IN ASIA

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HARVESTING RUBBERHARVESTING RUBBER

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MOVING TOWARD A GLOBAL MOVING TOWARD A GLOBAL ECONOMYECONOMY

THE LATE 19THE LATE 19THTH CENTURY SAW AN CENTURY SAW AN EXPANSION OF TRADE GLOBALLYEXPANSION OF TRADE GLOBALLY

ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION ENCOURAGED TRADE ENCOURAGED TRADE • STEAM SHIPSSTEAM SHIPS• REFRIGERATION REFRIGERATION • RAILROADSRAILROADS• SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALSSUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS

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EARLY STEAM SHIPSEARLY STEAM SHIPS

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PANAMA CANALPANAMA CANAL

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PANAMA CANALPANAMA CANAL

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SUEZ CANAL SUEZ CANAL

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OPENING OF SUEZ CANALOPENING OF SUEZ CANAL

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NATIONALISMNATIONALISM

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BERLIN CONFERENCE BERLIN CONFERENCE 1884-18851884-1885

REQUIRED THAT FOR A EUROPEAN REQUIRED THAT FOR A EUROPEAN POWER TO CLAIM A COLONY IN POWER TO CLAIM A COLONY IN AFRICA IT HAD TO AFRICA IT HAD TO OCCUPY THE OCCUPY THE COLONY MILITARILYCOLONY MILITARILY

THE CONFERENCE ALSO STIPULATED THE CONFERENCE ALSO STIPULATED THAT THAT NO SINGLE EUROPEAN POWER NO SINGLE EUROPEAN POWER COULD LAY CLAIM TO THE ENTIRE COULD LAY CLAIM TO THE ENTIRE CONTINENTCONTINENT

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NATIONALISTIC COMPETITIONNATIONALISTIC COMPETITION AMONG AMONG THE MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERS GREWTHE MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERS GREW

EXPANSION OF TERRITORY AND EXPANSION OF TERRITORY AND INFLUENCE GLOBALLYINFLUENCE GLOBALLY

DESIRE FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGEDESIRE FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNSNATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS

• MILITARISMMILITARISM CONCERNS OVER BALANCE OF POWER CONCERNS OVER BALANCE OF POWER

ISSUESISSUES

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES GAVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES GAVE EUROPEANS AN ADVANTAGEEUROPEANS AN ADVANTAGE

NEW MILITARY TECHNOLOGIESNEW MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES

(MACHINE GUNS)(MACHINE GUNS)

INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH

(IMPROVED COMMUNICATION)(IMPROVED COMMUNICATION)

STEAM SHIPSSTEAM SHIPS

IMPROVED MEDICINES FOR TROPICAL IMPROVED MEDICINES FOR TROPICAL DISEASESDISEASES

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EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN CHINAEUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN CHINA

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POPULATION POPULATION PRESSURESPRESSURES

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MIGRATIONMIGRATION

POPULATION GROWTH IN EUROPE POPULATION GROWTH IN EUROPE • BETTER HEALTH CAREBETTER HEALTH CARE• INCREASE FOOD SUPPLYINCREASE FOOD SUPPLY• DECLINE IN WARDECLINE IN WAR• GROWING GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM- ZIONISMANTI-SEMITISM- ZIONISM• 60 MILLION EUROPEANS LEFT EUROPE 60 MILLION EUROPEANS LEFT EUROPE

DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1815-1932 DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1815-1932

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ZIONISM – a Jewish homelandZIONISM – a Jewish homeland

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JUSTIFICATION OF JUSTIFICATION OF IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM

““WHITE MAN’S BURDEN” WHITE MAN’S BURDEN”

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MANY SAW WESTERN MANY SAW WESTERN IMPERIALISM AS PART OF THE IMPERIALISM AS PART OF THE NATURAL PATH OF PROGRESSNATURAL PATH OF PROGRESS

SOCIAL DARWINISMSOCIAL DARWINISM – – • ““SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST” SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST”

““THE STRONGEST NATION HAS THE STRONGEST NATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONQUERING THE ALWAYS BEEN CONQUERING THE WEAKER…AND THE STRONGEST WEAKER…AND THE STRONGEST TEND TO BE THE BEST.”TEND TO BE THE BEST.”

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““CIVILIZING” CIVILIZING” INFLUENCEINFLUENCE

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RUDYARD KIPLING RUDYARD KIPLING BRITISH POET AND WRITERBRITISH POET AND WRITER

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

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RUDYARD KIPLING RUDYARD KIPLING

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COLONIAL SCHOOLSCOLONIAL SCHOOLS

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MEDICAL CAREMEDICAL CARE

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MEDICAL STAFFMEDICAL STAFF

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LEPER COLONIESLEPER COLONIES

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SPECIAL INTEREST SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPSGROUPS

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EXPLORERSEXPLORERS

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CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIESMISSIONARIES

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DAVID LIVINGSTONEDAVID LIVINGSTONEMISSIONARY AND EXPLORERMISSIONARY AND EXPLORER

AFRICAAFRICA

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VICTORIA FALLSVICTORIA FALLS

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ALBERT SCHWEITZERALBERT SCHWEITZERAFRICAAFRICA

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HUDSON TAYLORHUDSON TAYLORMISSIONARY TO CHINAMISSIONARY TO CHINA

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AMY CARMICHAELAMY CARMICHAELMISSIONARY TO INDIAMISSIONARY TO INDIA

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EUROPEAN SETTLERS EUROPEAN SETTLERS

LANDLAND

FARMINGFARMING

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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CECIL RHODESCECIL RHODES

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RHODES BAGAN THE DEBEERS RHODES BAGAN THE DEBEERS DIAMOND COMPANYDIAMOND COMPANY

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RHODESIA RHODESIA NAMED FOR RHODESNAMED FOR RHODES

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CRITICS OF EUROPEAN CRITICS OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM

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J.A. HOBSONJ.A. HOBSON

BRITISH ECONOMISTBRITISH ECONOMIST BELIEVED THAT IMPERIALISM WAS BELIEVED THAT IMPERIALISM WAS

SIMPLY A REFLECTION OF SIMPLY A REFLECTION OF • GREEDGREED

• UNREGULATED CAPITALISMUNREGULATED CAPITALISM

• CHALLENGED THE NOTION THAT COLONIES CHALLENGED THE NOTION THAT COLONIES WERE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO EITHER THE WERE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO EITHER THE NATION OR THE COLONYNATION OR THE COLONY

• MOST WERE UNCONVINCED BY THIS NOTIONMOST WERE UNCONVINCED BY THIS NOTION

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MORAL ISSUESMORAL ISSUES

MANY CHALLENGED THE NOTION OF MANY CHALLENGED THE NOTION OF RACIAL AND CULTURAL SUPERIORITY RACIAL AND CULTURAL SUPERIORITY ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL DARWINISMASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL DARWINISM

SOME ALSO CHALLENGED THE PRACTICE SOME ALSO CHALLENGED THE PRACTICE OF MOVING TOWARD POLITICAL OF MOVING TOWARD POLITICAL LIBERTIES AND EQUALITY AT HOME LIBERTIES AND EQUALITY AT HOME WHILE IMPOSING MILITARY WHILE IMPOSING MILITARY DICTATORSHIPS AND DISCRIMINATORY DICTATORSHIPS AND DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN THE COLONIESPRACTICES IN THE COLONIES

MORE EUROPEANS REJECTED MORE EUROPEANS REJECTED IMPERIALISM ON MORAL GROUNDSIMPERIALISM ON MORAL GROUNDS

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BRITISH OPIUM TRADE WAS BRITISH OPIUM TRADE WAS CRITICIZED BY MANYCRITICIZED BY MANY

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RACISM AND DESCRIMINATIONRACISM AND DESCRIMINATION

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IMPACT OF EUROPEAN IMPACT OF EUROPEAN (WESTERN) (WESTERN)

IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM

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A CHALLENGE TO TRADITIONAL A CHALLENGE TO TRADITIONAL CULTURES AND SOCIETAL CULTURES AND SOCIETAL PRACTICESPRACTICES• LANGUAGELANGUAGE• CUSTOMSCUSTOMS• DRESSDRESS• RELIGION RELIGION

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LOSS OF TRADITIONAL TRIBAL LOSS OF TRADITIONAL TRIBAL BOUNDARIES BOUNDARIES

TRIBAL CONFLICTS IN SOME TRIBAL CONFLICTS IN SOME REGIONS REGIONS • EXAMPLE: RWANDA AND BURUNDIEXAMPLE: RWANDA AND BURUNDI• CONGOCONGO

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MANY COLONIES BEGAN TO PRESS FOR MANY COLONIES BEGAN TO PRESS FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM COLONIAL RULEINDEPENDENCE FROM COLONIAL RULE• INDIAINDIA

• PARTS OF AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, ASIAPARTS OF AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, ASIA MOVE TOWARD EQUALITY AND NATIONAL MOVE TOWARD EQUALITY AND NATIONAL

SELF-DETERMINATIONSELF-DETERMINATION THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE IN THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE IN

MUCH OF THE WORLD ONCE DOMINATED MUCH OF THE WORLD ONCE DOMINATED BY EUROPEAN (WESTERN) POWERSBY EUROPEAN (WESTERN) POWERS

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CHANGES WERE ALSO BROUGHT CHANGES WERE ALSO BROUGHT ABOUT IN ABOUT IN • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS AND TRADEBUSINESS AND TRADE

• HEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE• EDUCATIONEDUCATION• SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITYSPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY• INTRODUCTION OF MORE DEMOCRATIC INTRODUCTION OF MORE DEMOCRATIC

FORMS OF GOVERNMENTFORMS OF GOVERNMENT

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EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM WOULD BE EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM WOULD BE ONE FACTOR IN INCREASING ONE FACTOR IN INCREASING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE MAJOR TENSIONS BETWEEN THE MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERS AT THE TURN OF EUROPEAN POWERS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND LEADING UP TO THE CENTURY AND LEADING UP TO WORLD WAR I.WORLD WAR I.