Imperial Motives
Identify THREE 19th century empires
England, France, Germany, Italy, USA, Portugal, Spain
The harsh King of the Congo who forced Africans to work for him, often punishing them by cutting off their limbs.
Leopold II of Belgium
Hint: "The sun never set on the________empire."
British/England
What natural resources did Africa have that Europeans wanted?
minerals/rubber
navy
What is the White Man’s Burden?
The racist belief that everyone needed white people to help them be civilized.
What was one weakness of Africa?
-Weak governments
-Too much diversity
- civil war
Which African country beat Italy and kept their independence?
Ethiopia
How were Africa’s political boundaries created?
By the European powers that divided it up
Name the type of imperial rule that allows access to an area without actually dominating that area?
sphere of influence
Identify THREE motives for modern imperialism
-Natural resources
-Find new markets
-Expand influence and power
How did the spread of imperialism encourage nationalism?
the nations competed against each other for more and more control
The conference that split up Africa?
Berlin
Describe Belgian rule in the Congo Free State
Oppressive, harsh
How was the Spanish American war started?
-Yellow journalism
-explosion of the USS Maine
Describe the ideology of Social Darwinism
It applied theories like natural selection and survival of the fittest to society.
The weak countries either must adapt or die.
France used____________ imperial rule.
direct
Name three countries that met at the conference of Berlin?
England, France, Portugal, Belgium
The__________desert takes up much of north Africa, and is the largest in the world.
Sahara
The volunteer fighting group in Cuba, and the name of their leader? (he is somewhere in this room)
rough riders, Teddy R
How did industrialization encourage imperialism?
The need for new markets to sell to.
The need for natural resources.
How is imperialism beneficial to colonized regions? How is it detrimental?
Introduced new ideas of government, industry, and economics.
Most Africans were oppressed, many were slaves, many were killed. They also struggled to adapt once the Europeans left.
Name the two English explorers who went to Africa?
David Livingston
Henry Morton Stanley
Difference between British and French imperial models in Africa?
France: direct rule
England: protectorate
Dollar diplomacy, open door policy, Roosevelt corollary.