IMPERIALISM

Southeast Asia, Africa, and India

VOCAB FOR SECTION 1

imperialism racism protectorate indirect rule direct rule exploit export

WHAT IS IMPERIALISM?

Imperialism – the extension of a nation’s power over other lands

“new imperialism” vs. “old” Before they were more content Now they wanted total control over the

territories

4 MAIN MOTIVES FOR IMPERIALISM

Economic motives – new markets and raw materials

Rivalries – source of national power Social Darwinism and racism

Social Darwinism – survival of the fittest Racism – race determines traits and

capabilities Superior races will dominate the inferior races

Moral Responsibility “the white man’s burden”

KINDS OF RULE

Indirect rule – local rulers allowed to keep their authority and status in a new colonial setting.

Direct rule – local elites replaced with new imperial officials and rulers.

Overall main goal was to exploit the resources of the land

COLONIAL TAKEOVER IN SE ASIA (MARK ON MAP)

Country Colony(ies) Direct or Indirect Rule

United States

Netherlands

Great Britain

France

COLONIAL TAKEOVER (MARK ON MAP)

Country Colony(ies) Direct or Indirect Rule

United States Philippines Direct

Netherlands Dutch East Indies Indirect

Great Britain Singapore, Burma Direct

France Indochina Direct (south) and indirect (north)

THE EXCEPTION

Siam only independent nation

Rivalry between Britain and France

If you were the ruler, what would you do to stay independent?

King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn Promoted western

learning Promoted relationships

with both nations

EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM IN S.E. ASIA

Did not want the colonists to develop their own industries.

Exported materials Used people as laborers High taxes Poor conditions

Good economic system brought to some of the colonies.

RESISTANCE

Resistance came in three forms

1. Rule elite class

2. Peasant revolts (due to harsh plantation conditions)

3. Urban, westernized, educated middle class

AFRICAN IMPERIALISMSection 2

SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA

3:00 Date – Introduction read over Pg 464-5 and answer the two questions on

the page. North Africa: Read the section and answer the

reading check question and do the Critical thinking questions on page 458 about the Suez Canal.

6:00 Date – Central and East Africa Read the section and answer the reading check

question on pg.459. Imagine you are a reporter investigating the

“carving up of Africa” and expeditions of Africa. Write 4 questions that you would ask Livingstone, Stanley, or Leopold II.

SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA9:00 Date – South Africa

Read the section and answer the reading check question on pg 461

What were the ethnic problems and conflicts that consumed South Africa? Be sure to explain key people and events in the emergence of problems.

12:00 Date – Effects of Imperialism Read the section and answer the reading check

question on pg. 463 What were the two opposing viewpoints on the

effects of New Imperialism? Who was on which side? What were the supporting arguments? Which of the sides would you pick and why?

DIRECT OR INDIRECT

Britain France Germany Belgium

BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN INDIASection 3

SEPOY MUTINY

Ruled by the British East India Company

sepoys – Indian soldiers hired to protect the company’s interests

Rumors began over new rifle cartridges

Charged with mutiny when refused to use rifles

SEPOY MUTINY Revolted but defeated by British troops due

to lack of unity British government took over

Queen Victoria’s “Jewel in the Crown” Direct rule through a viceroy – a governor who

ruled as a representative of a monarch

Helped fuel Indian nationalism

Cause EffectBritish Textiles

Cotton crops

School system

Railroad, telegraph, telephone services

BENEFITS AND COSTS OF BRITISH RULE

BENEFITS AND COSTS OF BRITISH RULE

Cause EffectBritish Textiles Local industries shut down; women

out of work

Cotton crops Food production declined; thousands starved

School system Elite Indian children taught in preparation for government and military positions

Railroad, telegraph, telephone services

Increased communication and transportation

“SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT” QUESTIONS

1. What is the author conflicted about concerning his job?

2. What convinced the author that there was really an elephant on the loose?

3. What was the realization about “white man’s dominion in the East”?

4. What were the authors arguments for and against shooting the elephant?

5. What did the natives think of the author and other Europeans?

6. What were the reactions to his final choice?

INDIAN NATIONALISM

Indian National Congress – group of Indians in support of Indian rights (particularly in government).

Mohandas Gandhi – Indian lawyer to lead a nonviolent resistance movement for Indian independence.

Rabindranath Tagore – Indian author during the cultural revival and aided the nationalist movement

HEADLINES

You and your partner are to pick an event or topic from the given list and create a headline that might appear in either a British or Indian newspaper.

Headline requirements Headline and byline Reflect the ideas of the newspaper it

appears in

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM EXAMPLE Indian Nationals

Congress (pg 469) Muslim League (pg 469-

70) Gandhi (return or

movement) (pg 470) cultural revival (pg 470-

71) Rabindranath Tagore (pg

471)

SEPOYS REVOLT!Hundreds of Britons Die in

Mass Slaughter

(to appear in a British newspaper)