ImperialismImperialism

Social Studies 9Social Studies 9

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We learned about the Industrial We learned about the Industrial Revolution and Progressive groups. Revolution and Progressive groups.

Show me what you know!Show me what you know!

Do now:Do now:

Answer the following question in your Answer the following question in your notebook:notebook:

1. List three ways that the Industrial 1. List three ways that the Industrial Revolution changed the world. Revolution changed the world. (Think about changes in production, (Think about changes in production, and how peoples’ lives changed)and how peoples’ lives changed)

2. Was the Industrial Revolution 2. Was the Industrial Revolution good or bad? good or bad?

How did the Industrial How did the Industrial Revolution change the way Revolution change the way

people thought about the world people thought about the world they lived in?they lived in? New ideas about New ideas about

power and moneypower and money

Big business= Big business= more money and more money and power and TRADE! power and TRADE!

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Goals for today: Guiding Goals for today: Guiding QuestionsQuestions

By the end of the day we want to By the end of the day we want to answer the following questions:answer the following questions:

Why might Europeans want to rule Why might Europeans want to rule Africa?Africa?

How might European rule have How might European rule have affected the people in African affected the people in African colonies?colonies?

I. The Grass is always GreenerI. The Grass is always Greener

People who have People who have power always want power always want moremore

Countries want to Countries want to be powerfulbe powerful

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A. Who had power?A. Who had power?

Countries with the ability to produce Countries with the ability to produce a lot. a lot.

Which countries do you think could Which countries do you think could produce a lot after the Industrial produce a lot after the Industrial Revolution? (BEFORE America was a Revolution? (BEFORE America was a big power)big power)

1. Europeans!1. Europeans!

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B. How did Europeans want to B. How did Europeans want to get more power?get more power?

Get more land and Get more land and resources!resources!

IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM: : when powerful when powerful countries try to get countries try to get control of foreign control of foreign lands.lands.

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1. Why would taking land help 1. Why would taking land help European countries?European countries?

A. A. Businesses:Businesses: could use the could use the raw raw materialsmaterials from from other countries to other countries to produce stuff to produce stuff to sell at home and sell at home and overseas. overseas.

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Why would taking land help Why would taking land help European countries? (cont.)European countries? (cont.)

B. B. Power and Power and Glory: Glory: Taking Taking more land and more land and building up a building up a country gives country gives people pride and people pride and confidence in confidence in the power of the power of their country: their country: nationalismnationalism

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C. Where did they want to get C. Where did they want to get land from?land from?

1. Africa 1. Africa 2. Asia2. Asia

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1.Today we will focus on 1.Today we will focus on AfricaAfrica

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A. Who tried to colonize part of A. Who tried to colonize part of Africa?Africa?

Colonize: Colonize: to set up a to set up a government or government or civilization in a foreign civilization in a foreign landland

1.France1.France 2.Italy2.Italy 3.Great Britain3.Great Britain 4.Germany 4.Germany 5.Portugal 5.Portugal 6.Belgium6.Belgium 7.Spain7.Spain

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1. France and Great Britain1. France and Great Britain

A. France in A. France in North AfricaNorth Africa

i. French i. French took over took over land along land along the the Mediterranian Mediterranian coast. Why coast. Why do you think do you think they could do they could do this easily?this easily?

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1. France and Great Britain1. France and Great Britain

ii. French built the ii. French built the Seuz Seuz Canal Canal to link the to link the Mediterranian Sea to the Mediterranian Sea to the Red SeaRed Sea

Why do you think they Why do you think they would do this?would do this?

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1. France and Great Britain1. France and Great Britain

France had the France had the largest empire in largest empire in Africa in the mid-Africa in the mid-1800s.1800s.

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B. Britain in AfricaB. Britain in Africa

i. Bought the i. Bought the suez suez canalcanal in 1875 in 1875

-Why did they want the canal-Why did they want the canal

It made sailing It made sailing from Europe to from Europe to India much fasterIndia much faster

Before

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ii. Egyptii. Egypt

In 1914 Britian In 1914 Britian declared Egypt a declared Egypt a protectorateprotectorate: that : that means that Britain means that Britain had total control had total control over Egypt and over Egypt and they protected it.they protected it.

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iii.In the South of Africaiii.In the South of Africa

-British took over -British took over SudanSudan

-and an island in -and an island in the south called: the south called: Zanzibar – Zanzibar – key key trading posttrading post

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2. Scramble for Africa2. Scramble for Africa

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Europeans raced to set up Europeans raced to set up colonies all over Africacolonies all over Africa

A. Problems:A. Problems: 1. There were 1. There were

already borders in already borders in Africa based on Africa based on different tribes or different tribes or ethnic groups!ethnic groups!

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-Europeans made NEW -Europeans made NEW bordersborders

- Without - Without considering the considering the borders that borders that already existed. already existed.

-Groups that spoke -Groups that spoke different languages different languages and customs were and customs were now in the same now in the same colonies. colonies.

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Another problem for AfricansAnother problem for Africans

2. Imperialist 2. Imperialist rulers were rulers were mean mean to Africans!to Africans!

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3. Results3. Results

i. Some African i. Some African groups fought groups fought Imperialists. Imperialists.

Example: Zulu Example: Zulu tribe in the South tribe in the South fought the Dutch. fought the Dutch.

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ResultsResults

- ii. But eventually - ii. But eventually the Zulus were the Zulus were defeated by the defeated by the British who took British who took over South Africa over South Africa and gained control and gained control over resources like over resources like gold and silver.gold and silver.

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4. Effects of Imperialism in 4. Effects of Imperialism in AfricaAfrica

A. Some Europeans said it was good. A. Some Europeans said it was good. i. Why? -Ended the slave tradei. Why? -Ended the slave trade- ii. Imperialists helped build big roads- ii. Imperialists helped build big roads iii. Built citiesiii. Built cities iv. Built railroadsiv. Built railroadsv. brought new medicinev. brought new medicinevi. Opened schools vi. Opened schools

Some Europeans said it was Some Europeans said it was good. good.

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B. Many Africans said B. Many Africans said Imperialism was bad Imperialism was bad

i. Why? – Europeans mean to Africansi. Why? – Europeans mean to Africans ii. Villages and families broken apartii. Villages and families broken apart iii. Lands and natural resources were iii. Lands and natural resources were

stolen! stolen! iv. Europeans wanted Africans to iv. Europeans wanted Africans to

change their way of life but Africans change their way of life but Africans wanted to be true to their own wanted to be true to their own traditions. CONFLICT! traditions. CONFLICT!

HomeworkHomework

Make picture notecards of the following Make picture notecards of the following terms:terms:

ImperialismImperialism nationalismnationalism ColonizeColonize Suez CanalSuez Canal ProtectorateProtectorate SudanSudan ZanzibarZanzibar Zulu TribeZulu Tribe