ImperialismUnit 6, SSWH 15 d

How did industrialization lead to imperialism?

SSWH 15 dDescribe imperialism in Africa and

Asia by comparing British policies in Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies in Asia; include the influence of geography and natural resources.

Nations Compete for Overseas Empires

• Imperialism—control/domination of a country or territory by a stronger country

Forms of Control4 forms of imperialism • colony• protectorate • sphere of influence• economicTypes of Management• Indirect: limited self-rule• Direct (2):- Paternalism: Provide for locals but grant no rights- Assimilation: adaptation of locals to ruling culture

Forces Driving Imperialism – European Superiority

• Racism—belief that one race is better than others

• Social Darwinism—survival of the fittest applied to human society

Promoting Imperialism• Tech. inventions like steam

engine, Maxim gun help conquest• Quinine protects Europeans from

malaria

Scramble for Colonies in Africa

Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

Congo Sparks Interest• King Leopold II of Belgium acquire

land in Congo• Leopold brutally exploits Africans;

millions die

• Europe begins to claim parts of Africa causing tension

Berlin Conference Divides Africa – No Africans Invited To Meeting

• 14 nations agree on rules for division (1884–85) - countries must claim land & prove ability to control it

• Raw materials are greatest source of wealth in Africa

• Businesses develop cash-crop plantations (no food)

• Only two countries remain Independent Liberia (USA influence) & and Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Resisted Colonization•Menelik II: emperor who modernized country•Stockpiles arsenal of modern weapons•Defeats Italy, remains independent

Clashes In Africa• British defeat Zulus & gain control of

Zulu nation in 1887• Boers, Dutch farmers, take Africans’

land, establish large farms• Boer War (1899) Boers clash with

British over land & slaves (found diamonds) – British win

1 Word Summary

• Describe in 1 word European Colonization of the African Continent.

• Explain why you chose that word.

• Looking on page 757 create your own map of the African Scramble

Imperialism in Southeast Asia

Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

Race to Claim Pacific Rim• Pacific Rim: Lands of Southeast

Asia that border Pacific Ocean- establish trading ports (location)- land perfect for plantation

agriculture (natural resources)

Indochina•French directly control Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia•Export rice, angering Vietnamese

Colonial Impact• •Modernization: helps European

businesses• •Improve: Education, health,

sanitation• Millions migrate to Southeast Asia to

work in mines, plantations• •Colonialism leads to racial &

religious clashes

Siam Remains Independent • King Mongkut modernizes country: - starts schools - reforms legal system - reorganizes government - builds transportation & telegraph

systems - ends slavery

U.S. Imperialism• Spanish-American War• Cuban Nationalist want

independence• Spain sends General Weyler…

nicknamed the Butcher• USS Maine sent to protect US

business• USS Maine is sunk in Havanna Harbor

• Yellow Journalism…Joseph Pulitzler & William Randolph Heart“You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war”

• Spain and USA declare• War in 2 Oceans (Cuba/Puerto Rico-Atlanitc…

Philippines/Gaum-Pacific)• USA becomes Imperial Power…needs canal

through Central America

Hawaii Becomes a Republic • Americans establish sugar-cane

plantations on Hawaii • U.S. business leaders want annexation—

adding territory to country • Queen Liliuokalani tries to restore

Hawaiian control • U.S. annexes Republic of Hawaii (1898)

3-2-1

• 3-Name 3 forms of Imperialism• 2-Name 2 events that led to U.S. becoming an

Imperial power• 1-Name 1 impact of Imperialism