•What is Imperialism?

Chapter 17: The Age of Imperialism

1830-1917

Section 1: The Roots of Western Imperialism

Objective

• Explain what imperialism is and how imperialists sought to control other peoples.

• Identify the economic causes of Western imperialism.

• Explore the ways in which Western imperialism was a product of cultural differences.

Imperialism• 1870-1914• One country takes control of

another country• Local people had very little say• Is imperialism practiced now?

Types of Control

• Settlement Colonies

• Dependent Colonies

• Protectorates

• Spheres of Influence

Settlement Colonies

• Large groups of people Large groups of people from one country living from one country living together in a new placetogether in a new place

– Australia was a Australia was a settlement country of settlement country of Great Britain Great Britain In your own words In your own words explain settlement explain settlement Colonies.Colonies.

Dependent Colonies• A few European officials

ruled the non-Europeans

–India dependent colony for Great Britain

–Provide an example…

ProtectoratesProtectorates•Local ruler kept his title

•Europeans really controlled the area

•Other nations kept out

Spheres of Influence• Not a colony or a

protectorate• Area in which one nation had a special interest

• Other nations respect those special interests

Question

• In your opinion, which type of control would benefit the controlling country the most?

National Rivals1.More colonies

more respect

2.Colonies place to get more troops

Imperialism Economic Motives

• What would be an economic motive?

• Raw Materials

• New Markets

Political Reasons

• Viewed Colonies as sources for troops.

Cultural Motives

• Why would countries have cultural motives?

• They had a DUTY spread western ideas and knowledge

Islands

• Why would an Island be important to have????

• The need for a refueling station!

White Man’s Burden

• Poem Written by Rudyard Kipling

• Non-Western people were primitive – “half devil and half child”

White Man’s Burden

• Westerners aimed to spread their ideas, knowledge, and culture

White Man’s Burden• 1st stanza• “Take up the White Man’s Burden-• Send forth the best ye breed• Go bind your son’s to exile• To serve your captives needs• To wait in heaven harness • On fluttered folk and wild• Your new-caught, sullen people’s• Half devil and half child”

Missionaries• Spread Christianity

• Knowledge of medicine, hygiene, and sanitation spread

SECTION 1The Roots of Western Imperialism complete the chart

Political Reasons Economic Reasons

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Cultural Reasons

SECTION 1The Roots of Western Imperialism

Imperialists viewed colonies as sources of troops.

Missionaries wanted to spread Christianity.

Political Reasons Economic Reasons

European leaders wanted stable sources of raw materials.

Cultural Reasons

True/False 1-101. The industrialization era brought about

imperialism.

2. Merchants were always welcomed in foreign lands.

3. Europeans developed foreign lands but only for their own benefits.

4. In a dependent colony, large groups of European settlers went to live in a new place.

True/False

5. In a protectorate, Europeans controlled the policy of the local ruler.

6. Colonies were sometimes a source of soldiers to serve in the European armies.

7. Islands were important for their natural resources.

8. The industrialized nations had all the raw materials they needed inside their own country’s borders

True/False

9.Asia, Africa, and Latin America became markets for the industrialized nations goods.

10.Lack of Jobs at home motivated many Europeans to emigrate to other lands.