Imperialism and colonialism

● Celia Rivas● 2º Batxillerat● 2012/2013● MºAngeles Llorente

   

Index

● Objectivs● Diferences of Imperialism and colonialism● Economic causes of Imperialism● The role of queen victoria● Slavery● Africa:

­A) British Project

­B) Cecil Rhodes against boers

­C) Importance of the suez canal

   

● Asia: India ( the jewel of the crown)● New imperialist potency: USA● Monroe Doctrine● War against Spain● Colonial administration● Conclusion 

   

Objectivs

   

Imperialism and colonialism

Begin in XlX century Begin in Xvl century

Was especially in Africa, Asia an Pacific

Was especially in America

Use a employment Used a settling

Quick employment Lens employment

Many problems Practically no problems

   

Economic causes of Imperialism

● search for new territories● to explore and conquer● labor not qualified

   

The role of queen victoria

● The Queen Victoria was a Queen of England

● Victorian era             the expansion of the British Empire.

   

Slavery

● Between 1510 and 1860

   

Africa: A) british project (railway cairo-cape town-)

   

B) Cecil rhodes against boers

● First Anglo­Boer War      

UK ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Ireland and Transvaal Boers       

● Second Anglo­Boer War 

Boers­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Uitlanders (Neerland)         

   

C) Importance of the suez canal

● First cause: Commercial Interest

● Second cause: political interest

   

Asia: India(the jewel of the crown)

   

New imperialist potency: the USA

USA becomes independent to get 3 goals:

1­Have American influences

2­Expand territories

3 ­ Trade with America

   

Monroe doctrine

● Elaborated for John Quincy Adams● <<America for americans>>

   

1898- War against Spain (cube and philippines)

   

Colonial administration: colonies, protectorates...(definition and examples)

● Protectorates: Areas where the government respected indigenous     EX: France and United Kingdom

● Colonies: Place where you set a group of people

   

Bibliography

● http://sentadoenlatrebede.blogspot.com.es/2011/01/el­inconcluso­proyecto­para­atravesar.html● http://www.claseshistoria.com/imperialismo/organizacion.htm● http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Imperio_brit%C3%A1nico● http://laeradehobsbawm.wordpress.com/materiales­sobre­la­era­del­capital/capital­materiales­historia/textos­para­historia­de­la­era­del­capital/el­relanzamiento­del­imperialismo­britanico­inauguracion­del­canal­de­suez­en­1869/

● And more...

   

Conclusion