1. Bellringer: 2/3 Pick up the papers by the door. Take out your Imperialism vocab to be checked as a HW grade. Get out your phone or tablet to use as a calculator for today’s Test Replacement Calculations.

2. Homework: Complete Imperialism in Africa/Asia map activity + questions (if not completed in class).

3. Agenda: 2/3 1. HW Check: Vocab 2. Test Replacement Calculations 3. Notes: Intro to Imperialism 4. Map Activity: Imperialism in Africa and Asia

5. 1.What was the old Imperialism? 2.Where did the new imperialism take place? 3.What factors led to the new Imperialism? 4.How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the new Imperialism?

6. Imperialism – when one country controls the political, economic, or cultural life of another country. EX: Sphere of Influence – area in which an outside power claims exclusive trade privileges.

7. Spain and Portugal were motivated by the three “G’s”: 1. Gold 2. Glory 3. God P S The Old Imperialism was led by Spain and Portugal during the 1500s. The imperialized territory was the New World of the Americas.

8. Old Imperialism: Spanish & Portuguese Empires, 1700 Spanish Portuguese

9. The setting for the new imperialism was Africa and Asia, from approximately 1870 to 1960. The leaders of the new imperialism were Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and Belgium. New Conquests B F G I B

10. Several important factors led to the new imperialism. 1. Militarism Importance of colonies! A nation with more colonies had more power, security, trade, money, and colonial men for their army. Military power was commonly used to achieve a nation’s goals. Resupply ports were needed along the west and east coasts of Africa.

11. 2. Industrialization Industrialists needed more raw materials to supply their factories, and foreign markets where they could sell their finished products. Industrialists also needed places to invest their profits, which would multiply their riches.

12. 3. Nationalism National pride led many nations to strive for a world empire. Most Europeans felt their nationality was superior to that of the Africans and Asians. Called “White Man’s Burden”

13. The English boasted, “The sun never sets on the British Empire.” Kaiser Wilhelm wanted Germany to have its “place in the sun.” Each country wants to be the best and most powerful!

14. “The Sun never sets on the British Empire”

16. First Colonial Empire Light Blue: 1600-1800 Second Colonial Empire Dark Blue: 1800-1950 French Colonial Empire

17. 4. Religion Christian missionaries wanted to help Africans and Asians, and worked to carry the “White Man’s Burden,” which included: 1. Christianizing the natives in order to civilize them. 2. Bringing natives the technological benefits of western civilization. 3. Teaching Africans to read and write.

18. 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 captive's need; To wait in heavy harness On fluttered folk and wild, Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child.” Rudyard Kipling

21. 5. Social Darwinism Darwin’s theories of natural selection and survival of the fittest were used by many to support imperialism. Defeating a “weaker” race, according to Social Darwinism, could only strengthen the human race. Many Europeans believed that it was natural and right for strong nations to conquer weaker ones. Charles Darwin

22. Imperialist desires lead to the “Scramble for Africa”: European nations will race to be the first to gather territories in Africa (and Asia as well). –Belgium leads the charge  gets Belgian Congo (large territory) because they were first to Africa Imperialism has detrimental effects on the native populations of African states.

23. What is imperialism? Imperialism – when one country controls the political, economic, or cultural life of another country. What were the five main causes of imperialism? MilitarismIndustrializationNationalismReligion Social Darwinism

25. Map Activity: Charting Imperialism in Africa and Asia Work on the maps of Africa and Asia to figure out where European imperialism was taking place on each continent. Answer the questions that go with each map. This is A QUIZ GRADE. Turn it into the drawer in the back when you are finished. It is homework if you do not finish it in class.