Download Chapter 24.1 Building Overseas Empires

Chapter 24.1
Building Overseas Empires
Chapter 24 vocab
Imperialism 1
protectorate 1
Sphere of influence 1 paternalism 2
Boer War 2
King Leopold II 2
Opium war 5
Boxer Rebellion 5
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Focus Q: April 19
• Read Comparing Viewpoints on
page 752.
• Why does Cecil Rhodes support
Imperialism (empire…ism)?
• Why doesn’t Chief Kabongo support
Imperialism?
Focus Q
• When does adolescence (teenage years)
end?
• What changes mark the growth toward
adulthood?
• How do you know its over?
 Hold your temper, tongue is tamed,
do things w/o being asked, need less
direction, more disciplined, can handle
adversity, see both sides
The West Dominates the World
1. Indust. Rev. gave Western (European,
US) nations huge pol. and econ.
advantages
2. They set out to take colonies and build
empires to gain
 Colonies for markets, raw materials
 Markets to sell excess production,
raw mat. for factories
“The sun never set on the British
Empire” 1800 ish
Motives Driving New Imperialism
1. **imperialism: when a country controls an
area politically, militarily, economically, or
culturally**--taking colonies, building
empires
2. Old imperialism: btwn 1500-1800 European
countries had bases for trading in Asia,
Africa, India—had little influence on people
there
3. After 1800, Western countries exert much
more influence on colonies
1. Econ Interests Spur Expansion
A. Raw materials: rubber, oil, manganese,
palm oil
B. Markets: to sell factory goods
C. Banks: places to invest profits
D. Outlet for Europe’s growing population
2. Political and Military Motives
Closely linked to military reasons
A. Merchant/military ships need coaling
stations to refuel, get supplies
B. Nationalism: FR moves into West
Africa, Germany and BR take
surrounding lands to stop FR expansion
C. Global empires add to a nation’s
prestige
?
European
Imperialism
1914
Military/Strategic Interests
Alfred T. Mahan  The Influence of Sea
Power on History: 1660-1783
America as a Pacific Power
Why does the US
need these islands?
Why does the US
Need these islands?
3. Humanitarian/Religious/Cultural
Goals
A. missionaries, doctors, etc felt it was
their duty to spread the blessings of
Western civilization to inferior peoples
B. Ethnocentrism? What’s that?
• the belief in the inherent superiority of
your ethnic group or culture.
Applying Social Darwinism
1. West has growing sense of racial
superiority
2. Apply “natural selection” and “survival
of the fittest” to society (not biology)
3. **Social Darwinist support Western
imperialism: they had a duty to bring
their civilization to inferior races**
Social Darwinist Thinking
Cultural Superiority
The Hierarchy
of Race
The White Man’s
Burden
Check for understanding…..
• Why did Social Darwinists support
Imperialism?
• they had a duty to bring their
civilization to inferior races
Laughter….or an attempt at it….
• What did the pop star do when he
locked himself out?
He sang until he found the right key!
Q. What did the elephant say to the naked
man?
"How do you breathe through
something so small?"
• There was a papa mole, a momma mole, and
a baby mole. They lived in a hole out in the
country near a farmhouse. Papa mole poked
his head out of the hole and said, "Mmmm, I
smell sausage!" Momma mole poked her
head outside the hole and said, "Mmmm, I
smell pancakes!" Baby mole tried to stick his
head outside but couldn't because of the
two bigger moles. Baby mole said, "The only
thing I smell is molasses."
Western Advantages
1.
2.
3.
4.
Strong economies
Well-organized govts
Strong army, navy
Technology
 Medical knowledge to survive tropical dis.
 Machine guns, repeating rifles,
telegraph, steam powered warships and
riverboats
Maxim gun
1885
500 bullets/minute
= to 100 rifles
Forms of Imperial Rule
French
1. Direct rule
 FR officials, soldiers run colonies
 Goal: impose FR culture, make them
FR provinces
Forms of Imperial Rule
British
1. Indirect rule
 Local rulers govern
 Encourage kids of rulers to get a BR
education—why?
• Groom new “Western” leaders
• Spread BR culture
Forms of Imperial Rule
1. **protectorate: local rulers govern, are
expected to follow advice of European
advisors**
 Cost less than colonies, don’t need large
military commitment
2. **sphere of influence: outside powers
claim exclusive rights to invest or trade**
 Esp. in China
24.1 creative side
Make an acrostic using the word
“IMPERIALISM.”
Make a simile using any term/idea in this
section.
Imperialism is when stronger countries…..
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