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History of the Modern World
Imperialism in the Industrial Age
Mrs. McArthur
Walsingham Academy
Room 111
Images: "Postkarte: Der Krieg in China" website of German Historical
Museum, Berlin
Assignment: due Wed., 12/8
1. Read section summaries 1-4 (photocopies)
2. Complete Reading Check, Vocabulary
Strategy, Reading Skill and Review questions
3. View PP slides #4-15 (Consult notes in the
Notes View.)
Optional Film: Wed.,12/8 from 3-5 PM. (This is an
opportunity for those unable to attend Amazing
Grace at Emily’s house.)
The New Imperialism
Section 1 Summary: Building Overseas Empires
Witness History Audio: The White Man’s Burden
Witness History Audio: Empire Builders
Motives Driving the New Imperialism
European Imperialism grew out of a number of causes. The Industrial Revolution required natural
resources not available in the home countries; the need for naval bases around the world and for
prestige also furthered imperialism; missionaries sought to convert more souls; and social
Darwinism made the idea of conquering other peoples more acceptable.
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The Rapid Spread of Western Imperialism
Although a small group of Westerners were against colonialism, most were willing to take
advantage of its perks, and conquering other lands proved quite easy. Several older civilizations
were in decline during the time of Imperialism, and European powers had powerful armies and
navies with technical advances such as the Maxim machine gun.
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Forms of Imperial Rule
There were several kinds of colonial rule. Direct rule involved sending soldiers from the home
country to control the population of the colony. Indirect rule used sultans, chiefs, or other local
rulers to oversee operations in the colony. In a protectorate, local rulers followed the advice of
their European advisors on issues of trade or missionary activity.
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The New Imperialism
Section 2 Summary: The Partition of Africa
Witness History Audio: Resisting Imperialism
Africa in the Early 1800s
When imperialists arrived in Africa, they met many different peoples who spoke hundreds of
languages and had many different forms of government. Muslims had conquered or influenced
much of North, East, and West Africa, but the Ottoman empire was in decline. In southern Africa
the Zulus had expanded their control, but they in turn came to be dominated by the technology of
the Boers.
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European Contact Increases
African resistance, difficult terrain, and diseases kept Europeans from much of the interior regions
of the continent in the early stages of imperialism. Explorers finally pushed into the interior,
followed soon after by missionaries. Dr. David Livingstone was both an explorer and missionary
who wrote about Africa’s people and opposed the slave trade.
A modern re-creation of Livington’s 4,000Km trek.
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A Scramble for Colonies
King Leopold II arranged trade treaties with African leaders and soon monopolized the Congo.
This started the scramble for colonies by other European nations. An agreement about the
process of colonizing Africa was reached at the Berlin Conference in 1884.
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Witness History Video: The Scramble for African Colonies
Africans Resist Imperialism
The colonizers often met with armed resistance. Ethiopia managed to resist European
colonization altogether. In this Age of Imperialism, some Western-educated Africans developed an
elite status, while others formed nationalist movements to pursue independence.
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Assignment: due Monday, 12/14
1.
Read section summary 5 (photocopy)
2.
Complete Reading Check, Vocabulary Strategy,
Reading Skill and Review questions.
3.
Identify: concession, protectorate, sphere of
influence
4. View PP slides #17-22 (Consult notes in the
Notes View.)
The New Imperialism
Section 5 Summary: China and the New Imperialism
Witness History Audio: Trading Opium for Tea
Trade Between Britain and China
China moved from having a trade surplus with Western countries to having a trade deficit. When
British merchants were getting rich from selling opium to the Chinese, China’s demands to shop
the trade led to war. British warships had the latest technology and China was defeated. Britain
then forced China to open more ports to trade and to give Britain the port of Hong Kong.
The Taiping Rebellion Weakens China
The peasant revolt known as the Taiping Rebellion nearly toppled the Qing dynasty and led to the
deaths of 20–30 million Chinese. As a result, the Qing government had to share power with
regional commanders.
The New Imperialism
Section 5: China and the New Imperialism
Geography Interactive: Imperialism in China
Launching Reform Efforts
When it became obvious that China was no match for Western powers or a modernized Japan,
imperialists rushed to carve out spheres of influence along the coast. The U.S. introduced an
Open Door Policy to keep Chinese trade open. In 1898, emperor Guang Xu began a reform
program to modernize China called the Hundred Days of Reform, but the Conservatives soon
retook control.
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The Qing Dynasty Falls
The Qing dynasty once again had to contend with foreign guns and demands after the Boxer
Uprising brought in forces of the Western powers and Japan. A Chinese nationalist movement
was growing and led to the birth of a republic after the empress Ci Xi died.
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Empress Ci Xi
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Assignment: due Tues. 12/14
Review for Semester Exam
• Be sure that you have consulted the study
guide that is on SPA.
• Organize your study materials/
• Draw up questions you would like to pose.
• Study the graphic organizer on the next
slide. (Term 2)
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Industrial
Revolution
Justifications: 19th
Century Liberalism
Social Darwinism
Social
Changes
Aristocracy
Declining in Power
Responses:
Socialism, Marxism
Labor Unions
Finance
Capitalism
Urban Industrial
Environment
Expansion of Gov't
Services
Requirements
Increased
Competition
Middle Class
Rising in Power
City Services:
Fire, Police,
Water, Sanitation
Raw
Materials
Nationalism
Working Class
Living in Poverty
Public Health
Education
New
Markets
Imperialism
Peasants
Struggling to Survive
Term 2 Review
Investments
Militarism
Entangling
Alliances
Underlying
Causes of
World War
Assassination
of Archduke
Ferdinand