1. Age of Imperialism ( )

2. Imperialism is the domination of the political, economic or cultural aspects of another country or region by a nation.

3. Most Common Forms of Imperial Rule
Colonies - direct control of another country
Sphere of Influence- exclusive privileges that an imperial power has (e.g. trading).
Protectorate - a country which has it's own government but whose policies are "guided" by an imperial power in exchange for protection

5. Six Motives for Imperialism
Nationalism
Economic Expansion - resources and trade
Prestige and Power
Religion
Military Strategy
Humanitarian (education, medicine)
Old Imperialism: GOLD, GOD, GLORY

6. Two Types of Government Control
1. Direct Rule - total government control at all levels
Paternalism - protecting a colony as a father would protect child
Assimilation - cultures are absorbed by the parent country (policy of the French, Portuguese and Germans)
2. Indirect Rule - do not replace traditional governments, allows more independence
British policy - had too many colonies to assimilate them all

7. Old Imperialism Motivated by the “Three Gs” Gold God Glory
This is the era of imperialism before the Industrial Revolution

8. New Imperialism sources of raw materials for the factories
Resulting from the Industrial Revolution
Motivated by need for new:
sources of raw materials for the factories
markets to sell excess goods to

9. The Scramble for Africa
How does the scramble for Africa reflect the new focus of imperialism

10. Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 to Divide Africa
1870s King Leopold claims Congo as his own kingdom, starts scramble for African territories
Major nations meet in Germany to divide Africa diplomatically
What ultimately resulted was a hodgepodge of geometric boundaries that divided Africa into fifty irregular countries. The new countries lacked rhyme or reason and divided coherent groups of people, or merged together disparate groups who really did not get along.