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Ch. 12 The Reach of Imperialism Study Guide
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Aim: What factors led to the new imperialism of the 1800’s?
Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country
(the seizure of one country/territory by a stronger country). Many motives drove European imperialism during
the 18th and 19th centuries. One of the chief motives was the Industrial Revolution. As European nations
industrialized, they searched for new markets and raw materials to improve their economies. Abundant raw
materials and vast markets are needed in order to maintain an industrialized economy.
Raw materials such as iron and cotton can be turned into products such as steel and textiles. Finally, these
products need to be sold to a market in order to realize a profit. The forces of industrialization caused nations to
begin looking outside of their borders for cheaper and more abundant raw materials. Foreign populations were
also viewed as vast markets where goods produced in domestic factories could be sold. The race for colonies
also grew out of a strong sense of national pride. Europeans viewed an empire as a measure of national
greatness.
1. What were the two main motives for European imperialism in the 18th and 19th centuries?
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How did the Industrial Revolution lead to Imperialism?
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“The White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling
McClure's Magazine 12 (Feb. 1899)
Take up the White Man's burden-Send forth the best ye breed-Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild-Your new-caught sullen peoples,
Half devil and half child.
Take up the White Man's burden-In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made
plain,
To seek another's profit
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Man's burden-The savage wars of peace-Fill full the mouth of Famine,
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
(The end for others sought)
Watch sloth and heathen folly
Bring all your hope to
naught.
Take up the White Man's burden-No iron rule of kings,
But toil of serf and sweeper-The tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter,
The roads ye shall not tread,
Go, make them with your living
And mark them with your
dead.
Take up the White Man's burden,
And reap his old reward-The blame of those ye better
The hate of those ye guard-The cry of hosts ye humour
(Ah, slowly!) toward the
light:-"Why brought ye us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night?"
Take up the White Man's burden-Ye dare not stoop to less-Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloak your weariness.
By all ye will or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent sullen peoples
Shall weigh your God and
you.
Take up the White Man's burden!
Have done with childish
days-The lightly-proffered laurel,
The easy ungrudged praise:
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless
years,
Cold, edged with dear-bought
wisdom,
The judgment of your peers.
1. How are imperialized people viewed by the writer? Give specific examples.
2. How and why does the author express that imperialist nations are helping imperialized
nations?
3. Imagine that you are a Filipino or other native resident of an imperialized nation. How might
you react to this poem?
4. Imagine that you are an American or other citizen of an imperializing nation. How might you
react to this poem?
5. Using your own words, explain what Kipling thought was the “White Man’s Burden.” Who,
or what, was supposedly burdensome to the “white man”?
6. Why does Kipling suggest it is important for the “white man” to “take up” this burden?
British Imperialism
Different Motives of the New Imperialism (Social Darwinism)
1. How does this advertisement for Pears’ Soap display Social Darwinist ideas?
2. Would you be surprised to see this advertisement (or a similar one) in a store today? Why?
Why not?
3. This poster is missing a caption. Design your own caption to accompany it.
Colonial Takeover: Southeast Asia and Africa
Imperialist Power
Great Britain
(Pgs. 227-28, 23134)
France (Pgs. 228,
231-32)
U.S. (after 1898)
Pg. 228
Southeast Asia
What parts of S.E. Asia did G.B. control?
Africa
What parts of Africa did G.B. control?
What interest did G.B. have in S.E. Asia?
What interest did G.B. have in Africa?
What parts of S.E. Asia did France control?
What parts of Africa did France control?
What interest did France have in S.E. Asia?
What interest did France have in Africa?
What parts of S.E. Asia did the U.S. control?
What interest did the U.S. have in S.E. Asia?
Germany (Pg.
233)
Belgium (Pg. 232)
Holland (Dutch)
X
What parts of Africa did Germany control?
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What parts of S.E. Asia did the Dutch
control?
What interest did the Dutch have in S.E.
Asia?
What interest did Germany have in Africa?
What parts of Africa did Belgium control?
What interest did Belgium have in Africa?
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What Motivated David Livingstone?
Source A
[The missionary’s] duties chiefly are…to endeavour by every means in his power
to make known the gospel by preaching, conversion, instruction of the young,
improving…the condition of those among who he labours by introducing the arts
and sciences of civilisation and doing everything in his power to commend
Christianity to the ears and consciences.
David Livingstone’s answers to a London Missionary Society
questionnaire
Source B
All I can add in my solitude, is, may heaven’s rich blessings come down on
everyone…who will help to heal this open sore of the world.
The inscription on David Livingstone’s grave in his own words,
Westminster Abbey, London
Source C
Our first object was to explore the Zambezi, its mouths and tributaries, with a
view to their being used as highways for commerce and Christianity to pass into
the vast interior of Africa.
David and Charles Livingstone, Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambezi
and Its Tributaries 1865
Source D
The main object of the Expedition…is to extend the knowledge already attained of
the geography and mineral and agricultural resources of Eastern and Central
Africa, to improve our acquaintance with the inhabitants and, to engage them to
apply their energies to industrial pursuits and to the cultivation of their lands with
a view to the production of raw material to be exported to England in return for
British manufacturers; and it may be hoped that by encouraging the natives to
occupy themselves in the development of the resources of their country a
considerable advance may be made towards the extinction of the slave trade, and
the natives will not be long in discovering that the former will eventually become
a more certain source of profit than the latter.
David and Charles Livingstone, Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambezi
and Its Tributaries 1865
Convert – cause a person to change his or her beliefs
Commerce – buying and selling of goods on a large scale
Preach – to give a religious talk
All these sources are from David Livingstone.
Source A
1. What were the duties of a missionary and the different ways of spreading Christianity?
2. What do you think is meant by the term “civilisation?”
Source B
3. Why did Livingstone want people to “help to heal the open sore of the world?”
Source C
4. What is being used as “highways for commerce and Christianity” and why is this important?
Source D
5. Find the underlined words in the glossary.
6.
What evidence can you find in the sources that explain Livingstone’s motives for going to
Africa? Use the table below to help you write down which words or sentences tell us if
Livingstone went to Africa to spread Christianity, for trade, or to end slavery. What do you
think was more important?
To spread Christianity
For trade
To end slavery
Storyboard: In each box, sketch a real (or possibly real) scene from the travels of Dr. David
Livingstone in Africa. Please provide a brief description of each sketch.
British Rule in India
I. In 1857, a growing Indian distrust of the British led to a revolt. The British call the revolt the Sepoy Mutiny,
Indians call it the First War of Independence. Neutral observers label it the Great Rebellion.
1. What was the immediate cause of the revolt? Pg. 237
2. Even though the rebellion failed, why would some Indians consider the rebellion a success? Pg. 238
II. Use Pgs. 238-39 (British Colonial Rule) in the text to complete the chart.
Positive Effects of Imperialism on India
Negative Effects of Imperialism on India
III. SUMMARY: Imagine you are writing an essay based on the question: Did British imperialist rule benefit or
harm India? Write a thesis statement (what you are trying to prove) that includes your opinion. Use your top
three statements as supporting details for your thesis.
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The U.S. in Latin America
Read Pgs. 242-45 in text and fill in chart.
Place on Map Year(s) Summarize what happened and what it meant to America
22-Cuba
1895-98
8-Panama
1903-14
24Dominican
Republic
1-Mexican
Revolution
1904
1910-20
Questions:
1. What is “dollar diplomacy”? Pg. 242-43
2. In what ways were U.S. actions in Latin America during the early 1900’s imperialist?
Pg. 242-43
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Worksheet #1: Imperialism Map
Assignment Directions: Using the list below, shade or color the maps to indicate which European nation
controlled each African or Asian territory. For cities on the Asia map, color a larger circle around the
dot. Then answer the questions found on Worksheet #4 using the completed maps and your class notes.
Worksheet #2: Imperialism Africa Map 1914
Worksheet #3: Imperialism Asia Map
Worksheet #4: Imperialism Map Questions