Kickoff Think Back: Where did we leave off at the end of last semester? What was going on in Europe?

Europe After Napoleon What changes do you notice?

Europe After Napoleon 1814: Major European powers meet in Vienna to discuss how to handle the fall of Napoleon Their major goal: Political balance and peace in Europe Theory: If we are equally strong, no one will attack anyone else

Europe After Napoleon Was the Congress of Vienna successful? -Sure…in Europe Problem: Europe was already getting ready to fight in many other places Where? Everywhere else

Imperialism is: building an empire by dominating other countries When? 1850 – 1914, but it’s been coming for decades earlier

But first…a video Answer the questions as they are explained in the video

Colonies & Spheres of Influence Q: What is a sphere of influence? When one country has trading rights in another place Colony: Settlement ruled directly by a mother country The Goal: Have more colonies and spheres of influence than other nations

Imperialism Starts in Asia as early as 1830 India, Vietnam, and the East Indies become colonies Most countries agree to share China’s resources

There are 4 M.A.I.N. reasons for imperialism Essential Question: What caused imperialism?

M - Markets for Goods Q: Why do Europeans have so many goods to sell? Industrial Revolution leads to new products

A - Acquire Resources Q: Why do Europeans need resources? Need raw materials to make products

I - Introduce Christianity Wanted to spread Christianity within colonies Positive effects: improvements in education, medicine, hygiene, and sanitation Negative effects: Many local cultures, religions, languages and customs diminished or destroyed

Cecil Rhodes – another British imperialist

“The White Man’s Burden” 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.

“The White Man’s Burden” Rudyard Kipling Wrote “The White Man’s Burden” is 1899 Put into words what many people in England thought about Imperialism—that they were doing their God-given duty for the people they conquered

N - Nationalism Q: Why would this make countries want an empire? Every country wants to be the best

Why Imperialism Now? European nations had been trading with other parts of the world for hundreds of years. Why conquer them now? Short answer: Because now they could.

Africa, 1850 Difficult to conquer jungles such as Africa or India due to a lack of good: -Weapons -Transportation -Medicine

Solutions: Steamboat Moved troops up rivers Quinine Helped fight malaria The Maxim Gun The first reliable machine gun

The Scramble for Africa: European nations claiming as much of Africa as they could